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| − | This specimen was lot 71653 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 50 Centavos, 1944-M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-67+. Flashy pools of tantalizing luster stretch uninterrupted across the surfaces of this phenomenal Superb Gem. With only a single example graded finer at PCGS, this piece is among the best most collectors can expect to acquire." This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1919-45 at the [[Mexico]] City mint. This fifty centavos piece replaced the [[Mexico 1918-M 50 centavos | + | This specimen was lot 71653 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 50 Centavos, 1944-M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-67+. Flashy pools of tantalizing luster stretch uninterrupted across the surfaces of this phenomenal Superb Gem. With only a single example graded finer at PCGS, this piece is among the best most collectors can expect to acquire." This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1919-45 at the [[Mexico]] City mint. This fifty centavos piece replaced the [[Mexico 1918-M 50 centavos KM-446|fifty centavo piece]] struck 1918-19. The "0.720" was added to the reverse to distinguish this type from earlier issues. The older coin was 9.06 g, .800 fine. It, in turn, was replaced by a billon fifty centavos piece in 1950. The last branch mints, Zacatecas and Culiacan, were closed in 1905 and all official Mexican coinage since has borne the Mexico City mintmark ("M" or "Mo"). |
''Recorded mintage:'' 55,806,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 55,806,000. | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 30 July 2022
This specimen was lot 71653 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1944-M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-67+. Flashy pools of tantalizing luster stretch uninterrupted across the surfaces of this phenomenal Superb Gem. With only a single example graded finer at PCGS, this piece is among the best most collectors can expect to acquire." This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1919-45 at the Mexico City mint. This fifty centavos piece replaced the fifty centavo piece struck 1918-19. The "0.720" was added to the reverse to distinguish this type from earlier issues. The older coin was 9.06 g, .800 fine. It, in turn, was replaced by a billon fifty centavos piece in 1950. The last branch mints, Zacatecas and Culiacan, were closed in 1905 and all official Mexican coinage since has borne the Mexico City mintmark ("M" or "Mo").
Recorded mintage: 55,806,000.
Specification: 8.33 g, .720 fine silver, .193 troy oz ASW, 27 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-447.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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