Mexico 1947 2 pesos
The first specimen was lot 72325 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Peso, 1947-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Gold Shield. A boldly struck example of this low mintage date with a small patch of hairlines above the eagle's left wing that have resulted in the "Details" grade." The second specimen was lot 24269 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[2] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Pesos, 1947-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-65. An attractive little Gem with full luster and gorgeous blood orange toning." This type was struck at the Mexico City mint 1919-20, 1944-47 and restruck in 1945. The 1945 dos pesos, as the cheapest readily available gold coin, is the beloved raffle prize of coin clubs across the land. However, the 1947 is not so common.
Recorded mintage: 25,000.
Specification: 1.67 g, 0.900 fine gold, 13 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-170, KM-461.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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