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[[Image:Mexico SB816-22785o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22785]] | [[Image:Mexico SB816-22785o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22785]] | ||
[[Image:Mexico SB816-22785r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Mexico SB816-22785r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Mexico 1944 peso obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Mexico 1944 peso rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 22785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1944-M. NGC MS-68. Tied with just three other examples for the title of finest certified. Featuring gorgeous gem brilliance." This specimen is from a type struck in massive numbers 1920-45 at the Mexico City mint (the last branch mint having closed in 1905). This date is worth only its bullion content in circulated condition. The previous types (KM 453, struck 1910-14 and KM 454, struck 1918-19) had more silver. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 35,522,000, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 35,522,000, a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 16.66 g, .720 fine silver, .385 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 16.66 g, 0.720 fine silver, .385 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM-455. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-455. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * 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. | * Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992. | ||
* Elizondo, Carlos A., ''Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World,'' San Antonio, TX: 1968. | * Elizondo, Carlos A., ''Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World,'' San Antonio, TX: 1968. | ||
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''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[Mexico 1943-M peso|1943 peso]] | * [[Mexico 1943-M peso|1943 peso]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1944-M centavo|1944 centavo]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1944 5 centavos|1944 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1944 20 centavos|1944 20 centavos, Teotihuacán]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1944-M 50 centavos|1944 50 centavos]] | * [[Mexico 1944-M 50 centavos|1944 50 centavos]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1944 2-1/2 pesos|1944 2½ pesos]] | * [[Mexico 1944 2-1/2 pesos|1944 2½ pesos]] | ||
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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 pesos of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]] | + | [[Category:Silver pesos of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 15:15, 26 November 2024
The first specimen was lot 22785 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1944-M. NGC MS-68. Tied with just three other examples for the title of finest certified. Featuring gorgeous gem brilliance." This specimen is from a type struck in massive numbers 1920-45 at the Mexico City mint (the last branch mint having closed in 1905). This date is worth only its bullion content in circulated condition. The previous types (KM 453, struck 1910-14 and KM 454, struck 1918-19) had more silver.
Recorded mintage: 35,522,000, a common date.
Specification: 16.66 g, 0.720 fine silver, .385 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-455.
- 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.
- Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
- Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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