Mexico 1955-Mo 20 centavos KM-440 - Revision history

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Bailey, Don and Lois" to "* Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, ''Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015,'' Monterrey, Mexico, 2015. * Bailey, Don and Lois"

2023-03-18T03:05:49Z

Text replacement - "* Bailey, Don and Lois" to "* Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, ''Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015,'' Monterrey, Mexico, 2015. * Bailey, Don and Lois"

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[[Image:SB222-74870o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 74870]]
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This specimen was lot 74870 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 20 Centavos, 1955-Mo. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-66 Red. This amazing Gem offers endless mint red and a swirling display of luster on the sharply struck surfaces." This handsome coin, a sterling tribute to the skill of Mexican coin engravers, was struck in Mexico City 1943-74 and constitutes one of the longer series in twentieth century Mexico. The eagle was redesigned twice, in 1955 (KM 440) and 1971 (KM 441). Sadly, by the end of its run inflation had so eroded its value that it was worth more in copper than its face value and people were smuggling them into the U.S. to be sold as scrap metal. This date is low mintage (the year's production was shared with KM 439) and is scarce but not rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 16,950,000 including KM 439.

''Specification:'' 10 g, bronze, 28.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-440.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
* Bailey, Don and Lois, ''Whitman Encyclopedia of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency,'' Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
* Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of [[Mexico|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.
* Harris, Robert P., ''A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
* Utberg, Neil S., ''The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963,'' San Antonio, TX, 1963.

''Link to:''
* [[Mexico 1955-Mo 5 centavos]] bronze
* [[Mexico 1955 5 centavos]] brass
* [[Mexico 1955-Mo 20 centavos KM-439|1955 20 centavos, small eagle]]
* [[Mexico 1955 50 centavos|1955 50 centavos]]
* [[Mexico 1955 5 pesos|1955 silver 5 pesos]]
* [[Mexico 1955-M 5 pesos|1955 gold 5 pesos]]
* [[Mexico 1955 10 pesos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1955]]
* return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]]

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-[[Image:SB222-74870o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 74870]]
+[[Image:Mexico 1955 20 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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+[[Image:Mexico 1955 20 centavos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 74870 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 20 Centavos, 1955-Mo. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-66 Red. This amazing Gem offers endless mint red and a swirling display of luster on the sharply struck surfaces." This handsome coin, a sterling tribute to the skill of Mexican coin engravers, was struck in Mexico City 1943-74 and constitutes one of the longer series in twentieth century Mexico. The eagle was redesigned twice, in 1955 (KM 440) and 1971 (KM 441). Sadly, by the end of its run inflation had so eroded its value that it was worth more in copper than its face value and people were smuggling them into the U.S. to be sold as scrap metal. This date is low mintage (the year's production was shared with KM 439) and is scarce but not rare.
+This handsome coin, a sterling tribute to the skill of Mexican coin engravers, was struck in Mexico City 1943-74 and constitutes one of the longer series in twentieth century Mexico. The eagle was redesigned twice, in 1955 (KM 440) and 1971 (KM 441). Sadly, by the end of its run inflation had so eroded its value that it was worth more in copper than its face value and people were smuggling them into the U.S. to be sold as scrap metal. This date is low mintage (the year's production was shared with KM 439) and is scarce but not rare.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 16,950,000 including KM 439.
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 ''[[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.
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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Mexico 1955 centavo|1955 centavo]]
-* [[Mexico 1955-Mo 5 centavos]] bronze
+* [[Mexico 1955-Mo 5 centavos|1955 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, bronze]]
-* [[Mexico 1955 5 centavos]] brass
+* [[Mexico 1955 5 centavos|1955 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, brass]]
 * [[Mexico 1955-Mo 20 centavos KM-439|1955 20 centavos, small eagle]]
 * [[Mexico 1955 50 centavos|1955 50 centavos]]
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 * [[Mexico 1955-M 5 pesos|1955 gold 5 pesos]]
 * [[Mexico 1955 10 pesos]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1955]]
 * return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]
-[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]]
+[[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
 * Bailey, Don and Lois, ''Whitman Encyclopedia of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency,'' Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
 * Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.