Mexico 2000 5 pesos KM-656

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72910; image is rotated 45°

from Heritage sale 61630, lot 21302

The first specimen was lot 72910 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Pesos, 2000-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-69. Endangered Wildlife Series, featuring the Neotropical River Otter. Struck to commemorate the Nutria de Rio." In 2000, the Mexico mint issued a series of five silver five pesos NCLT's honoring endangered Mexican wildlife. In addition to the otter featured here, the others included the golden eagle, the river crocodile, the pronghorn antelope and the wild horse. The second specimen was lot 21302 in Heritage sale 61630 (Dallas, February 2024), where it sold for $84. The lot description^[2] noted, "Mexico: Estados Unidos "Nutria" 5 Pesos (1 oz) 2000-Mo MS69 NGC, Mexico City mint."

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-656.

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
^[2]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 February 4 Spotlight: Mexico World Coins Showcase Auction #61360, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.

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