Mexico 1864-M 5 centavos

Ponterio sale 155, lot 6473

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a series struck 1864-66 for the Maximilian regime. The first specimen was lot 6473 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $345. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Maximilian. 5 Centavos, 1864-M. Toned, sharply struck. NGC MS-64." Altho this type was demonetized as soon as the Juaristas recaptured Mexico City, it is normally found quite worn, suggesting that it circulated for many years anyway.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, .039 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 385.1.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• 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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