Mexico 1903-Cn Q 5 pesos

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Heritage sale 3035, lot 31291
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31291 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 5 Pesos 1903 Cn-Q MS66* NGC, Culiacan mint. Gem Uncirculated with fully prooflike surfaces and an almost flawless specimen, as one could expect from the designation. Probably the finest Culiacan 5 Pesos in existence, and quite important as such. From The FoxLair Collection." This type was struck at Culiacan 1870-1903. The five pesos, tho scarce, is more available than the 2½, ten or twenty pesos in gold.

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 8.46 g, 0.875 fine gold, .236 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 412.2, Fr-142.

Source:

  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
  • Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.

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