Mexico 1905-M 20 centavos

CNG Lissner sale, lot 1943

This specimen was lot 1943 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $302.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO, Estados Unidos Mexicanos. 1905-pres. AR 20 Centavos. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1905 M. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 67. Gem lustrous uncirculated with beautiful satiny surfaces. Finest ever graded specimen and really rare this choice." This specimen is a better date of a series struck 1905-14 at the Mexico City mint. The last branch mints, Zacatecas and Culiacan, were closed in 1905 and all official Mexican coinage since has borne the Mexico City mintmark ("M" or "Mo"). This type replaced the silver twenty centavos struck 1898-1905.

Recorded mintage: 2,565,000.

Specification: 5 g, .800 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen Ø22 mm, 4.98 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 435.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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• 1905 50 centavos
• 1905-C^N silver peso
• 1905-M^O silver peso
• 1905-Z^S silver peso
• 1905-M^O gold peso
• 1905 5 pesos
• 1905-M^O 20 pesos
• 1906 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1905
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905