Mexico 1910-M 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 twenty centavos struck 1898-1905. The 1910 is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 1,135,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.800 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 435.

Source:

• Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

Link to:

• 1908 20 centavos
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• 1910 10 centavos
• 1910 5 pesos
• 1911 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1910
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905