Mexico 1973-Mo 20 centavos - Revision history

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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:SB1122-72895o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72895]]
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This specimen was lot 72895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 20 Centavos, 1973-Mo. Mexico Mint. PCGS MS-64 Brown. Designated as a 'Mule' by PCGS, yet actually difficult to verify that this a Mule. The two dies of the eagle are relatively similar, but PCGS seems convinced." 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 common.

''Recorded mintage:'' 78,398,000.

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

''Catalog reference:'' KM-441.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Mexico 1963-Mo 20 centavos|1963 20 centavos]]
* [[Mexico 1973 centavo|1973 centavo]]
* [[Mexico 1973 5 pesos|1973 5 pesos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
* return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]

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

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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Mexico 1971 20 centavos|1971 20 centavos]]
+* [[Mexico 1971 20 centavos KM-440|1971 20 centavos, Teotihuacán]]
 * [[Mexico 1973 centavo|1973 centavo]]
 * [[Mexico 1973 5 centavos|1973 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez]]

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 * [[Mexico 1973 5 centavos|1973 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez]]
 * [[Mexico 1973 5 pesos|1973 5 pesos]]
-* [[Mexico 1974 20 centavos|1974 20 centavos, Madero]]
+* [[Mexico 1974 20 centavos KM-442|1974 20 centavos, Madero]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
 * return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]
 [[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]]

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 [[Image:SB1122-72895o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72895]]
 [[Image:SB1122-72895r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 72895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 20 Centavos, 1973-Mo. Mexico Mint. PCGS MS-64 Brown. Designated as a 'Mule' by PCGS, yet actually difficult to verify that this a Mule. The two dies of the eagle are relatively similar, but PCGS seems convinced." 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 common.
+The first specimen was lot 72895 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 20 Centavos, 1973-Mo. Mexico Mint. PCGS MS-64 Brown. Designated as a 'Mule' by PCGS, yet actually difficult to verify that this a Mule. The two dies of the eagle are relatively similar, but PCGS seems convinced." 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 common.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 78,398,000.
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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Mexico 1963-Mo 20 centavos|1963 20 centavos]]
+* [[Mexico 1971 20 centavos|1971 20 centavos]]
 * [[Mexico 1973 centavo|1973 centavo]]
 * [[Mexico 1973 5 pesos|1973 5 pesos]]
-* [[Mexico 1975 20 centavos|1975 20 centavos]]
+* [[Mexico 1974 20 centavos|1974 20 centavos, Madero]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
 * return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]
 [[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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.