Mexico 1904-Cn H 20 pesos

Heritage sale 3106, lot 33968

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33968 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $4,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico: Republic gold 20 Pesos 1904 Cn-H MS61 NGC, Culiacan mint. Fewer than 5,000 struck. A blemish on the obverse hardly detracts from this aesthetically pleasing rarity with finely struck motifs. One of two graded at NGC with none higher." This type was struck at Culiacan 1870-1905. The type is also recorded from Mexico City, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Oaxaca and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The 1904-CnH is considered a fairly common date. Mintage figures are not a reliable indicator of rarity for this type due to the accidents of hoarding; many low mintage issues are readily available while other high mintage issues are very rare.

Recorded mintage: 4,646.

Specification: 33.84 g, 0.875 fine gold, .953 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-122, KM 414.2.

Source:

Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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