Mexico 1875-Mo B 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71163

This specimen was lot 71163 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1875-Mo B/M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-64. Only example in NGC Census. Rare over assayer. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Shown is an 1875-M^O B five centavos, of a type struck 1869-1897. This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates, though it does not often appear so nice.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-398.7.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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• 1875-M^O peso oro
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