Tetela del Oro y Ocampo 1915 2 centavos KM-760
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This specimen was lot 2418 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico: Puebla. 2 Centavos, 1915 NGC MS64 BR. Revolutionary coinage. Tetela Del. E. DE. PU. Only one piece graded higher in NGC Census. NGC graded MS-64 Brown." This enigmatic type was issued from the village of Tetela del Oro y Ocampo in Puebla, most likely by the Zapatistas. Five centavos (KM 762) and twenty centavos (KM 764) also exist, while the two centavos comes in several varieties.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.
Specification: copper, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-760.
- 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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