Mexico 1920-Mo 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This bronze twenty centavos was issued by the Mexico City mint during a temporary surge in the price of silver. Later in the year, silver minting resumed and this coin was recalled and demonetized, leaving this date very scarce today. A similar coin was issued in 1935 during a similar crisis but the 1935 issue is not so scarce. Bronze one, two, five and ten centavos also exist.

Recorded mintage: 4,835,000.

Specification: 15 g, bronze, 32.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 437.

Source:

• 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.

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