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[[Image:Mexico G93-2320o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Goldberg sale 93, lot 2320]] | [[Image:Mexico G93-2320o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Goldberg sale 93, lot 2320]] | ||
[[Image:Mexico G93-2320r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Mexico G93-2320r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Mexico 1908 20 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Mexico 1908 20 centavos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | This specimen is an example of a type struck 1905-14 at [[Mexico]] City. 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"). This type replaced the silver twenty centavos struck 1898-1905. | + | This specimen is an example of a type struck 1905-14 at [[Mexico]] City. 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"). This type replaced the silver twenty centavos struck 1898-1905. The first specimen was lot 2320 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $94. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico]]. 20 Centavos, 1908-M NGC About Unc. Key date. NGC graded About Uncirculated, Details (Surface Hairlines)." |
''Recorded mintage:'' 350,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 350,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 5 g, .800 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.800 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 435. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 435. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * | + | * Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, ''Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015,'' Monterrey, Mexico, 2015. |
| − | * Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of | + | * Bailey, Don and Lois, ''Whitman Encyclopedia of [[Mexico|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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * Utberg, Neil S., ''The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963,'' San Antonio, TX, 1963. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. | * <sup>[1]</sup>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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* return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]] | * return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 93]] | + | [[Category: Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 93]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 08:42, 19 November 2024
This specimen is an example of a type struck 1905-14 at Mexico City. 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"). This type replaced the silver twenty centavos struck 1898-1905. The first specimen was lot 2320 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $94. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico. 20 Centavos, 1908-M NGC About Unc. Key date. NGC graded About Uncirculated, Details (Surface Hairlines)."
Recorded mintage: 350,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.800 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 435.
- Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
- 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, 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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