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This specimen was lot 45418 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Peso, 1904-Mo AM. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-62. A boldly struck with somewhat flashy luster and virtually no toning." This silver peso superseded the cap-and-ray eight reales and was struck 1898-1905 and 1908-09. The Porfirio Diaz government closed several branch mints so that only Culiacan, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and Mexico City struck this type. Only the Mexico City mint remained open after 1905.
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This specimen was lot 45418 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Peso, 1904-Mo AM. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-62. A boldly struck with somewhat flashy luster and virtually no toning." This silver peso superseded the cap-and-ray eight reales and was struck 1898-1905 and 1908-09. The Porfirio Diaz government closed several branch mints so that only [[Mexico 1904-Cn MH peso|Culiacan]], Guanajuato, [[Mexico 1904-Zs FZ peso|Zacatecas]] and Mexico City struck this type. Only the Mexico City mint remained open after 1905.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,935,000, a common date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,935,000, a common date.

Revision as of 11:03, 24 September 2021

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45418
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45418 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1904-Mo AM. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-62. A boldly struck with somewhat flashy luster and virtually no toning." This silver peso superseded the cap-and-ray eight reales and was struck 1898-1905 and 1908-09. The Porfirio Diaz government closed several branch mints so that only Culiacan, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and Mexico City struck this type. Only the Mexico City mint remained open after 1905.

Recorded mintage: 14,935,000, a common date.

Specification: 27.07 g, .896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-409.2.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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