Mexico 1905-Mo M 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70255

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 70255 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1905-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-64. This majestic near Gem presents a great deal of toning comprised of a melange of cobalt and russet. Highly attractive and well struck." Shown is an 1905-MoM five centavos, of a type struck at the Mexico City mint 1898-1905. This issue is common, even in nice condition. It features the redesigned eagle introduced on all the silver denominations in 1898. Other mints include Culiacan, Guanajuato and Zacatecas; the other branch mints having closed.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 344,000.

Catalog reference: KM-400.2.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1904-M^O M 5 centavos
• Mexico 1905-C centavo Republica Mexicana
• Mexico 1905-M centavo Estados Unidos
• 1905 2 centavos
• 1905 5 centavos
• 1905 10 centavos
• 1905-M^O M 10 centavos
• 1905-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1905 20 centavos
• 1905-M^O M 20 centavos
• 1905-Z^S M 20 centavos
• 1905 50 centavos
• 1905-C^N silver peso
• 1905-M^O AM silver peso
• 1905-Z^S FM silver peso
• 1905-M^O M gold peso
• 1905 5 pesos
• 1905-M^O 20 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1905
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905