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[[Image:SB1021-71610o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71610]] | [[Image:SB1021-71610o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71610]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 71610 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 5 Centavos, 1900-Go R. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS MS-66. The finer of just two examples seen at PCGS, this superb Gem presents exquisite surfaces with a cartwheel luster and subtle toning. A definite stunner that will undoubtedly dazzle." Shown is an 1900-GoR five centavos, of a type struck at the Guanajuato mint 1898-1900. The Guanajuato mint was closed in 1900. This issue is one of the plentiful dates, even in nice condition. Other mints include Culiacan, Zacatecas and Mexico City. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000. | ||
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* return to [[Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905]] | * return to [[Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]] | + | [[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Revision as of 10:35, 27 February 2023
The first specimen was lot 71610 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1900-Go R. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS MS-66. The finer of just two examples seen at PCGS, this superb Gem presents exquisite surfaces with a cartwheel luster and subtle toning. A definite stunner that will undoubtedly dazzle." Shown is an 1900-GoR five centavos, of a type struck at the Guanajuato mint 1898-1900. The Guanajuato mint was closed in 1900. This issue is one of the plentiful dates, even in nice condition. Other mints include Culiacan, Zacatecas and Mexico City.
Recorded mintage: 200,000.
Specification: 1.35 g, .903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-400.1.
- 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, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
Link to:
- 1899-GO 5 centavos
- 1900-M centavo
- 1900-CN 5 centavos
- 1900-MO 5 centavos
- 1900-MO 10 centavos
- 1900-CN 20 centavos
- 1900-GO 20 centavos
- 1900-MO 20 centavos
- 1900-ZS 20 centavos
- 1900-CN silver peso
- 1900-GO silver peso
- 1900-MO silver peso
- 1900-ZS silver peso
- 1900-GO gold peso
- 1900-MO gold peso
- 1900-CN 5 pesos
- 1900-MO 5 pesos
- 1900-CN 20 pesos
- 1900-GO 20 pesos
- 1900-MO 20 pesos
- 1902-MO 5 centavos
- Coins and currency dated 1900
- return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905