Mexico 1902-Cn Q 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the San Dimas Collection

Shown is an 1902CnQ five centavos, of a type struck 1898-1904. This issue from Culiacan is among the common dates, available in all grades. Assayer Q (JQ on the peso) is recorded for 1899-1903. Other mints include Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Mexico City. The mintage of silver five centavos ceased with the reform of 1905.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Recorded Mintage: 262,000.

Catalog reference: KM 400.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1901-C^N 5 centavos
• 1901-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1902-C centavo
• 1902-M^O 5 centavos
• 1902-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1902-Z^S 20 centavos
• 1902-Cn silver peso
• 1902-Z^S silver peso
• 1902-Mo gold peso
• 1902-Mo 5 pesos
• 1902-Cn 20 pesos
• 1903-Cn Q 5 centavos
• 1903-Cn V 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1902
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905