Mexico 1945 2-1/2 pesos

Goldberg sale 112, lot 1829

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 1829 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $114. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. 2 ½ Pesos, 1945. Weight 0.0603 ounce. Restrike. NGC graded MS-67." This type was struck at the Mexico City mint 1916-20, 1944-48 and restruck in 1945.

Recorded mintage: 180,000.

Specification: 2.08 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.060 troy oz.

Catalog reference: Fr-169R; KM-463.

Source:

• Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1944 2½ pesos
• 1945 centavo
• 1945 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
• 1945 10 centavos
• 1945 20 centavos, Teotihuacán
• 1945 50 centavos
• 1945 peso
• 1945 2 pesos
• 1945 50 pesos
• 1946 2½ pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1945
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905