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This specimen was lot 71111 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 5 Centavos, 1881-Do P. Durango Mint. NGC MS-63. Tied with one other for finest of three graded at NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Shown is an 1880-D<sup>O</sup> B five centavos, of a type struck 1874, 1877-81 and 1887-94. This issue from Durango is a scarce date. The Durango mint was closed in 1895.
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This specimen was lot 71111 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. 5 Centavos, 1881-Do P. Durango Mint. NGC MS-63. Tied with one other for finest of three graded at NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Shown is an 1881-D<sup>O</sup> P five centavos, of a type struck 1874, 1877-81 and 1887-94. This issue from Durango is the key date for the mint. The Durango mint was closed in 1895.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,020, a very rare date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,020, a very rare date.
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* [[Mexico 1881-Oa E 10 pesos|1881-O<sup>A</sup> 10 pesos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1881-Mo M 20 pesos|1881-M<sup>O</sup> 20 pesos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1887-Do C 5 centavos|1887-D<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1881]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1881]]
 
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[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Kirk Menczer sale]]
 
[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Kirk Menczer sale]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, 14 November 2025

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71111
SB1025-71111r.jpg

This specimen was lot 71111 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1881-Do P. Durango Mint. NGC MS-63. Tied with one other for finest of three graded at NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Shown is an 1881-DO P five centavos, of a type struck 1874, 1877-81 and 1887-94. This issue from Durango is the key date for the mint. The Durango mint was closed in 1895.

Recorded mintage: 3,020, a very rare date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-398.3.

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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