Mexico 1986 500 pesos Fr-185

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24277

This specimen was lot 24277 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 500 Pesos, 1986-Mo. Mexico City Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. A technically flawless and attractive proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." Mexico issued several commemoratives for her hosting the World Cup of 1986, which was marred by a massive earthquake which badly damaged Mexico City. This type comes with and without (shown here) a fineness statement.

Recorded mintage: 51,776 for 1985-86.

Specification: 17.28 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.5000 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-185; KM-501.2.

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]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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Mexico 1986 500 pesos Fr-185

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