Taxco 1915 50 centavos KM-670

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73504

This specimen was lot 73504 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guerrero - Taxco. 50 Centavos, 1915. PCGS AU-53. Variety struck in copper. A nicely struck and clearly detailed example of the type, this piece offers nice reddish brown patina on its unproblematic surfaces." The Zapatistas also issued fifty centavos in silver, which are worth more then and today.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.45 g, copper, 27-28 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-670; GB-229.

Source:

• 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, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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