Mexico 1915-Mo 5 centavos
The first specimen was lot 22377 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $56. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1915. PCGS MS-64 RB Secure Holder." This type was struck 1914-35. It replaced a nickel type (KM 421, struck 1905-14) when nickel blanks were made unavailable by World War One. The bronze five centavos were replaced by a smaller copper-nickel coin (KM 423) of 1936-42. Many of the dates of this type struck during or after the Revolution are scarce to rare. The bronze five centavos was demonetized in 1936 and withdrawn in 1937. The 1931 five centavos, one of the major rarities of twentieth century Mexican numismatics, was apparently struck but never officially released. There are also similar bronze one, two, ten and twenty centavos.
Recorded mintage: 11,424,000, the most common of the early dates.
Specification: 9 g, bronze (.950 Cu, .025 Sn, .025 Zn), 28 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 422.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
- Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
- 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 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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