Mexico 1898-Go R 20 pesos

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72373

This specimen was lot 72373 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 20 Pesos, 1898-Go R. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-61. AGW: 0.952 oz. Quite difficult to encounter in higher grades, this specimen is just one of three to attain Mint State status across both major services. Dazzling and brilliant, this golden-orange example offers a solid strike and a great chance at quality branch mint gold from late in the series." This specimen is one of a series struck at the Guanajuato mint 1870-1900. Although production was substantial, many dates are rare. 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: 7,710.

Specification: 33.84 g, 0.875 fine gold, .952 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-124; KM-414.4.

Source:

Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
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.
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.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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