Mexico 1899-Mo M 5 centavos

from the San Dimas Collection

Shown is an 1899MoM five centavos, of a type struck at the Mexico City mint 1898-1905. This issue is one of the plentiful dates, even in nice condition. It features the redesigned eagle introduced on all the silver denominations in 1898. Other mints include Culiacan, Guanajuato and Zacatecas; the other branch mints having closed.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW, 15 mm diameter.

Recorded Mintage: 168,000.

Catalog reference: KM 400.2.

Source:

• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

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• 1899-G^O 20 centavos
• 1899-M^O 20 centavos
• 1899-Z^S 20 centavos
• 1899-C^N AM silver peso
• 1899-C^N JQ silver peso
• 1899-G^O silver peso
• 1899-M^O silver peso
• 1899-Z^S silver peso
• 1899-C^N gold peso
• 1899-G^O gold peso
• 1899-M^O gold peso
• 1899-C^N 20 pesos
• 1899-G^O 20 pesos
• 1899-M^O 20 pesos
• 1900-M^O 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1899
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905