Oaxaca 1915 10 pesos

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Eliasberg lot 3422
Mexico 1915Oa 10 pesos rev Eliasberg 3422.jpg

This specimen was lot 3422 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,150. The catalog description[1] noted, "1915 10 pesos. Oaxaca. MS-65 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous greenish yellow gold with faint gold and gray overtones. Dies heavily polished, with many finishing lines on reverse. Slight obverse hairlines. A nice example of this elusive issue. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." Oaxaca was the only state to issue gold during the Revolution.

Specification: .175 fine gold, 6.20 grams, 23.70 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 752, Fr-176, GB-374.

Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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