Mexico 1907-M 5 centavos
This specimen was lot 72757 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1907-M. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. VERY SCARCE date in high grade. Sharply struck and quite attractive." This specimen is an example of a type struck 1905-14 at Mexico City. The last branch mints, Zacatecas and Culiacan, were closed in 1905 and all official Mexican coinage since has borne the Mexico City mintmark ("M" or "Mo"). This type replaced the silver five centavos struck 1869-1905 and is very similar to the failed copper-nickel five centavos of 1882-3. Its issue was terminated in 1914 when the outbreak of World War One blocked the import of nickel blanks from Germany and a copper five centavos was substituted. The 1912 remains the key.
Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.
Specification: 5 g, nickel, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-421.
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- [1]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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