Mexico 1875-Cn P 5 pesos

Eliasberg lot 3382

This specimen was lot 3382 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1875 P 5 pesos. Culiacan mint. AU-58 (NGC). Eagle on cactus with snake, ground and wreath below, date below/radiant Liberty cap above scales of Justice and scroll of laws, mintmark, value around. Lustrous orange gold, scratched between final S in PESOS and 8. A rare date in the series. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

Mexican mintage figures are not a reliable indicator of rarity for this type due to the accidents of hoarding; many low mintage issues are readily available while other high mintage issues are very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.46 g, .875 fine gold, .238 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 8.44 grams, 22.10 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 412.2, Fr-142.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1876-C^N 5 pesos
• 1875-C^N centavo
• 1875-G^A centavo
• 1875-H^O centavo
• 1875-M^O centavo
• 1875-Z^S centavo
• 1875-A^S 5 centavos
• 1875-G^O 5 centavos
• 1875-P^I 5 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1875-A^S 10 centavos
• 1875-G^O 10 centavos
• 1875-M^O 10 centavos
• 1875-P^I 10 centavos
• 1875-A 25 centavos
• 1875-C^N 25 centavos
• 1875-G^O 25 centavos
• 1875-H^O 25 centavos
• 1875-M^O 25 centavos
• 1875-P^I 25 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1875-A^S 50 centavos
• 1875-C^N 50 centavos
• 1875-D^O H 50 centavos
• 1875-D^O M 50 centavos
• 1875-H^O 50 centavos
• 1875-M^O 50 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1875-A 8 reales
• 1875-A^S 8 reales
• 1875-C^A 8 reales
• 1875-C^N 8 reales
• 1875-D^O CM 8 reales
• 1875-D^O JH 8 reales
• 1875-G^A IC 8 reales
• 1875-G^A MC 8 reales
• 1875-G^O 8 reales
• 1875-H^O 8 reales
• 1875-M^O 8 reales
• 1875-O^A 8 reales
• 1875-Z^S 8 reales
• 1875-M^O peso oro
• 1875-Z^S A peso oro
• 1875-Z^S 2½ pesos
• 1875-D^O 10 pesos
• 1875-G^O 20 pesos
• 1875-H^O 20 pesos
• 1878/7-Zs 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1875
• other specimens in The Eliasberg Collection.
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