Mexico 1901-Mo M 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1901MoM five pesos gold piece, of a type struck at Mexico City 1870-1905. The type is also recorded from Culiacan, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Chihuahua, Hermosillo and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The 1901MoM is considered a common date.

Mintage figures are not a reliable indicator of rarity for this type due to the accidents of hoarding; many low mintage issues are readily available while other high mintage issues are very rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,071.

Specification: 8.46 g, 0.875 fine gold, .238 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 412.6.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of 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 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.

Link to:

• 1900-Cn 5 pesos
• 1901-C centavo
• 1901-C^N 5 centavos
• 1901-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1901-C^N 10 centavos
• 1901-M^O 10 centavos
• 1901-C^N 20 centavos
• 1901-M^O 20 centavos
• 1901-Z^S 20 centavos
• 1901-C^N silver peso
• 1901-C^N gold peso
• 1901-M^O silver peso
• 1901-M^O gold peso
• 1901-Z^S AZ silver peso
• 1901-Z^S FZ silver peso
• 1902-Mo 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1901
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905