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[[Image:Aguascalientes 1915 2 centavos obv Ponterio 169-11424.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 169, lot 11424]] | [[Image:Aguascalientes 1915 2 centavos obv Ponterio 169-11424.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 169, lot 11424]] | ||
[[Image:Aguascalientes 1915 2 centavos rev Ponterio 169-11424.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Aguascalientes 1915 2 centavos rev Ponterio 169-11424.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | [[Image:SB1025-73136o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Collection, lot 73136]] | + | [[Image:SB1025-73136o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 73136]] |
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| − | The first specimen was lot 11424 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Revolution Aguas Calientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. Square front "2". Reeded edge. EXTREMELY FINE." The second specimen was lot 73136 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Aguascalientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. NGC MS-64 Brown. Elusive and certain to be demanded in this extremely high grade, with this example standing as the sole finest graded specimen yet certified by NGC. The surfaces are silky brown, with a handsome mocha color. A lovely example that would be nearly impossible to top." This coin was issued by the Villistas and was accompanied by one, [[Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-603|five]] and twenty centavos. Numerous varieties exist; the SCWC mentions square and round front "2's" and reeded and plain edge. | + | The first specimen was lot 11424 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Revolution Aguas Calientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. Square front "2". Reeded edge. EXTREMELY FINE." The second specimen was lot 73136 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Aguascalientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. NGC MS-64 Brown. Elusive and certain to be demanded in this extremely high grade, with this example standing as the sole finest graded specimen yet certified by NGC. The surfaces are silky brown, with a handsome mocha color. A lovely example that would be nearly impossible to top." This coin was issued by the Villistas and was accompanied by one, [[Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-603|five]] and [[Aguascalientes 1915 20 centavos KM-606|twenty centavos]]. Numerous varieties exist; the SCWC mentions square and round front "2's" and reeded and plain edge. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not rare. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not rare. | ||
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* [[Aguascalientes 1915 centavo]] | * [[Aguascalientes 1915 centavo]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 3 centavos KM-711]] | * [[Oaxaca 1915 3 centavos KM-711]] | ||
| − | * [[Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-603]] | + | * [[Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-603|1915 5 centavos, small "5 centavos"]] |
| + | * [[Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-604.2|1915 5 centavos, large "5¢", horizontally shaded]] | ||
* [[Aguascalientes 1915 20 centavos KM-606]] | * [[Aguascalientes 1915 20 centavos KM-606]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1915]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1915]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 24 November 2025
The first specimen was lot 11424 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Revolution Aguas Calientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. Square front "2". Reeded edge. EXTREMELY FINE." The second specimen was lot 73136 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[2] noted, "MEXICO. Aguascalientes. 2 Centavos, 1915. NGC MS-64 Brown. Elusive and certain to be demanded in this extremely high grade, with this example standing as the sole finest graded specimen yet certified by NGC. The surfaces are silky brown, with a handsome mocha color. A lovely example that would be nearly impossible to top." This coin was issued by the Villistas and was accompanied by one, five and twenty centavos. Numerous varieties exist; the SCWC mentions square and round front "2's" and reeded and plain edge.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 3.55 g, copper, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-602.2; GB-7. The second specimen is KM-602.1; GB-7.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
- [2]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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