CVC & Collectables presents a high-grade example of Mexico’s classic bronze Cinco Centavos type: a 1935-Mo issue from the Mexico City Mint, certified PCGS MS65BN. Struck in the final year of the long-running series, this coin combines bold national symbolism with strong Mint State preservation and attractive brown surfaces.
Coin Highlights:
- Issuer: Mexico
- Period: United Mexican States / Mexican Republic (1823–date)
- Denomination: 5 Centavos (Cinco Centavos)
- Date: 1935
- Mint: Mexico City (Mo)
- Mintage: 21,980,000
- Composition: Bronze
- Weight: 9.00 g
- Diameter: 28 mm
- Thickness: 1.96 mm
- Shape: Round
- Edge: Plain
- Strike Method: Milled
- Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
- Grade: PCGS MS65BN
- Catalog References: KM# 422; Schön# 20
Obverse: National arms of Mexico—eagle perched on a cactus, grasping a serpent—encircled by ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.
Reverse: Date above; within a wreath the monogram 5¢; mintmark Mo at the bottom.
Collectibility:
While the mintage is substantial, Gem Mint State survivors are scarce relative to the series’ heavy circulation. A PCGS MS65BN example offers crisp devices, strong luster beneath even brown toning, and excellent eye appeal—attributes that place it near the top of the condition census for KM-422. Ideal for type sets, date runs, or collectors seeking premium-quality Mexican bronze.
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