Mexico 1959 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was minted in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Venustiano Carranza's birth. It was meant to circulate but worn specimens are scarce, suggesting widespread hoarding. No further five pesos were issued until the copper-nickel type of 1971-78 featuring Vicente Guerrero.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: 18.05 g, 0.720 fine silver, .417 troy oz ASW, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 471.

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.

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