Mexico 1946 2-1/2 pesos

photo courtesy Stack's

This specimen was lot 1499 in Stack's "Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico" sale (New York, January 2010), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Estados Unidos. 2½ Pesos, 1946. Eagle on cactus. Rv. Head of Hidalgo. Key date to the series. Choice About Uncirculated." This type was struck at the Mexico City mint 1916-20, 1944-48 and restruck in 1945. The SCWC notes that the 1947 is the key date.

Recorded mintage: 163,000.

Specification: 2.08 g, 0.900 fine gold, .060 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-169, KM 463.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, and Frank Van Valen, The Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico Collections, New York: Stack's, 2009.
• 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.

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