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| − | This specimen was lot 73447 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Oaxaca. 50 Centavos, 1915-TM. NGC MS-62. Variety with 7th bust. A sharp and lustrous example of this Revolutionary issue with steely gray surfaces." During the Mexican Revolution, the state of Oaxaca declared itself neutral and withdrew from all military activity. The governor ordered coins struck with the effigy of native son Benito Juarez, died in 1872. The handmade dies led to many varieties; the SCWC lists KM 734, 735, 736, 737 and 739 for the fifty centavos. | + | This specimen was lot 73447 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Oaxaca. 50 Centavos, 1915-TM. NGC MS-62. Variety with 7th bust. A sharp and lustrous example of this Revolutionary issue with steely gray surfaces." During the Mexican Revolution, the state of Oaxaca declared itself neutral and withdrew from all military activity. The governor ordered coins struck with the effigy of native son Benito Juarez, died in 1872. The handmade dies led to many varieties; the SCWC lists KM 734, 735, 736, [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-737|KM 737]] and 739 for the fifty centavos. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Oaxaca 1915 3 centavos KM-711]] | * [[Oaxaca 1915 3 centavos KM-711]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915-TM 3 centavos KM-714]] round | * [[Oaxaca 1915-TM 3 centavos KM-714]] round | ||
| − | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-717]] | + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-717|1915 5 centavos, low relief bust]] |
| − | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-719]] | + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-718|1915 5 centavos, short lapels]] |
| − | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-721]] | + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-719|1915 5 centavos, curved bottom of bust]] |
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 5 centavos KM-721|1915 5 centavos, short truncation of bust]] | ||
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 10 centavos KM-722|1915 10 centavos, low relief bust]] | ||
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 10 centavos KM-726|1915 10 centavos, bust with curved bottom]] | ||
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-729.1|1915 20 centavos, unfinished truncation using 1 peso obverse die]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-731.1|1915 20 centavos, stars flanking the obverse portrait]] | * [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-731.1|1915 20 centavos, stars flanking the obverse portrait]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-732]] | * [[Oaxaca 1915 20 centavos KM-732]] | ||
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-734|Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos, fifth bust, heavy with short unfinished lapels]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-735|Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos, rounded bust]] | * [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-735|Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos, rounded bust]] | ||
| + | * [[Oaxaca 1915 50 centavos KM-737]] | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-740.1]] fourth bust | * [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-740.1]] fourth bust | ||
* [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-742]] low relief bust | * [[Oaxaca 1915 peso KM-742]] low relief bust | ||
Latest revision as of 09:33, 28 March 2025
This specimen was lot 73447 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Oaxaca. 50 Centavos, 1915-TM. NGC MS-62. Variety with 7th bust. A sharp and lustrous example of this Revolutionary issue with steely gray surfaces." During the Mexican Revolution, the state of Oaxaca declared itself neutral and withdrew from all military activity. The governor ordered coins struck with the effigy of native son Benito Juarez, died in 1872. The handmade dies led to many varieties; the SCWC lists KM 734, 735, 736, KM 737 and 739 for the fifty centavos.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, probably debased.
Catalog reference: KM-736.
- 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.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- Oaxaca 1915 2 pesos KM-744
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