Mexico 1917-Mo 5 centavos
This specimen was lot 22764 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1917-Mo. PCGS AU-55 BN Secure Holder. SCARCE low mintage year. Sharply struck, some light wear to tips of wings and legs but mostly undisturbed. Toned and even chocolate brown throughout. Tied with one other example as the finest certified. Worth close consideration for the collector of early twentieth century coppers." 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 The bronze five centavos was demonetized in 1936 and withdrawn in 1937.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: 800,000, a scarce date.
Specification: 9 g, bronze (.950 Cu, .025 Sn, .025 Zn), 28 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 422.
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- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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