Sinaloa (1914-16) 50 centavos

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 34456

This specimen was lot 34456 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Sinaloa. Silver 50 Centavos, ND (1914-16). NGC Genuine. Struck from sand cast silver, this incredibly crude type displays just the faintest evidence of the design elements and legends on the rough surfaces. Even still, a RARE type from the Revolution that is always popular." To increase their acceptance, the revolutionaries later counterstamped the fifty centavos and one pesos they made with a "G.C."

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.8-14.8 g, cast silver, 29-31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-766; GB-405.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• 1914 nickel 5 centavos
• 1914 bronze 5 centavos
• Mexico 1914-M 50 centavos
• Cuencame 1914 peso KM-620
• Sinaloa (1914-16) peso cast
• Coins and currency dated 1914
• return to Coinage of the Mexican Revolution