Mexico 1881-Go S 5 centavos

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File:Mexico 1881Go 5 centavos obv DSLR.jpg
from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1881GoS five centavos, of a type struck 1869-97. This issue from Guanajuato is a better date but not rare. Other mints include Alamos, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Oaxaca and Potosi. An overdate, 1881/0, is recorded for the year.

Specification: 1.35 g, .903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Mintage: 160,000.

Catalog reference: KM 398.5.

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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