Mexico 1893-Ga S 5 centavos

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from the San Dimas Collection
Mexico 1893Ga 5 centavos rev JS.jpg
from the San Dimas Collection
Mexico 1893Ga 5 centavos rev JS2.jpg

Shown are two 1893GaS five centavos, of a type struck at the Guadalajara mint 1877, 1881, 1886-93. This issue is fairly common. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Potosi, Alamos, Oaxaca, Guanajuato and Mexico City.

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

Recorded Mintage: 44,000.

Catalog reference: KM 398.4.

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.

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