Tenancingo 1915 5 centavos

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2403

This specimen was lot 2403 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico: Mexico State (Estado De). 5 Centavos, 1915 NGC AU58 BR. Tenancingo, Town. Revolutionary coinage. The finest and only example graded by NGC for the type. NGC graded AU-58 Brown." This type, accompanied by copper two, ten and twenty centavos, is common but normally comes wretched. A variety with the "¢" filled in exists but is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-689.1.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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