Mexico 1935-M 20 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73265

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 73265 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 20 Centavos, 1935-M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-67. The finest graded example of the date at NGC, this dazzlingly brilliant Gem offers tremendous luster and brilliance, along with a hint of light golden toning sprinkled throughout." This type was struck 1920-21, 1925-30, 1933-43. A brief spike in silver prices forced the mint to issue bronze 20 centavos (KM 437) in 1935.

Recorded mintage: 2,460,000.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 438.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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