View source for Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-717

[[Image:SB923-73448o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73448]]
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This specimen was lot 73448 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Oaxaca. 5 Centavos, 1915. PCGS MS-63 Brown. PCGS population: 2, 2 finer (none certified Red Brown or Red). Second bust type with low relief and long pointed truncation. Warm milk chocolate surfaces are consistent and render nary a speck of carbon. Design elements are well struck for the type, and satin luster flows across the fields. Eye appealing and sure to attract specialists seeking a premium example of the type." During the Mexican Revolution, the state of Oaxaca declared itself neutral and withdrew from all military activity. The governor ordered coins struck with the effigy of native son Benito Juarez, died in 1872. The handmade dies led to many varieties; the SCWC lists KM 715, 716, 717, 718, [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-719|719]], 720 and [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-721|KM 721]] for the five centavos.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper, 22 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-717. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, ''Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015,'' Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
* Bailey, Don and Lois, ''Whitman Encyclopedia of [[Mexico|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.
* Utberg, Neil S., ''The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963,'' San Antonio, TX, 1963.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Morelos 1915 10 centavos KM-697]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 centavo KM-709]] rectangular
* [[Oaxaca 1915 centavo KM-710]] round
* [[Oaxaca 1915 3 centavos KM-711]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915-TM 3 centavos KM-714]] round
* [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-718|1915 5 centavos, short lapels]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-719|1915 5 centavos, curved bottom of bust]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-721|1915 5 centavos, short truncation of bust]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 10 centavos KM-722|1915 10 centavos, low relief bust]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 10 centavos KM-726|1915 10 centavos, bust with curved bottom]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-729.1|1915 20 centavos, unfinished truncation using 1 peso obverse die]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-731.1|1915 20 centavos, stars flanking the obverse portrait]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-732]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-734|Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos, fifth bust, heavy with short unfinished lapels]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-735|Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos, rounded bust]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-736]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-737]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-740.1]] fourth bust
* [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-742]] low relief bust
* [[Oaxaca 1915 2 pesos KM-744]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 2 pesos KM-746]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 2 pesos KM-747.1]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 2 pesos KM-747.3]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 5 pesos KM-751]] silver
* [[Oaxaca 1915 5 pesos Fr-177]] gold
* [[Oaxaca 1915 10 pesos]]
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 pesos KM-754]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1915]]
* return to [[Coinage of the Mexican Revolution]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]]