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Latest revision as of 09:18, 14 November 2025

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71129
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This specimen was lot 71129 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1879-Go S. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-65. Tied for finest graded by NGC. Superbly toned gem. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Guanajuato mint struck this type 1869-97 and it is considered a common mint, tho this is a slightly better date. The mint was closed in 1900.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-398.5.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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