Mexico 1913 peso

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40695

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40695 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $5,288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1913. PCGS MS-67. Tied for finest certified of the type. A sharply struck superb gem." This specimen is a "Caballito" peso struck at Mexico City 1910-14. It is the last full weight peso from Mexico, ending a tradition going back to colonial times. The type was terminated in 1914, a result of the chaos of the Revolution.

Recorded mintage: 2,880,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW. Designed by Charles Pillet of France.

Catalog reference: KM 453.

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.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• 1912 peso
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• 1913 5 centavos
• 1913 10 centavos
• 1913 20 centavos
• 1913 50 centavos
• Hidalgo del Parral 1913 peso KM-610
• 1914 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1913
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905