Mexico 1908-M 10 pesos

Goldberg sale 103, lot 2537

This specimen was lot 2537 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $376. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. 10 Pesos, 1908-M. Head of Hidalgo left. PCGS graded MS-64. Ex Gene Autry Collection." This type was struck at the Mexico City mint 1905-10, 1916-20 and restruck in 1959.

Specification: 8.33 g, 0.900 fine gold, .241 troy oz AGW.

Recorded mintage: 4,638,000.

Catalog reference: Fr-166; KM-473.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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