Taxco 1915 5 centavos

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2394

This specimen was lot 2394 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $117.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico: Guerrero. 5 Centavos, 1915 NGC MS63 BR. Taxco. Revolutionary coinage. The solo finest example graded at NGC. NGC graded MS-63 Brown." This coin was issued by the Zapatista along with two, ten, fifty centavos and one peso.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-668.

Source:

• 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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