Mexico 1879-Mo M peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

close-up of mintmark

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1870-1905 at the Mexico City mint. Mexico City is the commonest mint, followed by Guanajuato, Culiacan, Zacatecas (scarce), Hermosillo (rare), Alamos (rare) and Chihuahua (rare). Even the common dates have low mintages but the type was widely hoarded, making it reasonably available today.

The close-up below shows the boldly repunched mintmark and assayer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, .875 fine gold, .047 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 410.5.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1877-Mo peso oro
• 1879-D^O centavo
• 1879-D^O 5 centavos
• 1879-M^O 5 centavos
• 1879-A^S 10 centavos
• 1879-D^O 10 centavos
• 1879-P^I 10 centavos
• 1879-A 25 centavos
• 1879-C^N 25 centavos
• 1879-D^O 25 centavos
• 1879-G^O 25 centavos
• 1879-H^O 25 centavos
• 1879-M^O 25 centavos
• 1879-P^I 25 centavos
• 1879-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1879-D^O 50 centavos
• 1879-M^O 50 centavos
• 1879-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1879-A^S DL 8 reales
• 1879-A^S ML 8 reales
• 1879-C^N 8 reales
• 1879-D^O 8 reales
• 1879-G^O 8 reales
• 1879-H^O 8 reales
• 1879-O^A 8 reales
• 1879-Z^S 8 reales
• 1879-C^N gold peso
• 1879-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1879-M^O 20 pesos
• 1884-M^O peso oro
• Coins and currency dated 1879
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905
• On the Gold Pesos of Mexico