Mexico 1987 1/15 onza
This specimen was lot 57706 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/15 Onza, 1987-Mo. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-67." In 1981, the Mexico mint introduced the gold onza as competition for the krugerrand. The onza was initially offered in one, half and quarter ounce sizes. The silver Libertad was added in 1982. The 1/20 onza (KM 530) and 1/15 onza (shown here) were offered in 1987. The 1/20 onza has been struck intermittently since but not the 1/15 onza, rendering this issue a one year type. This example realized also six times its bullion value, so it seems collectors appreciate this unusual issue which lacks the national eagle.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.073 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.0667 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-628.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- 1981 ¼ gold onza
- 1987 peso, Morelos
- 1987 5 pesos
- 1987 10 pesos, Hidalgo
- 1987 50 pesos, Juarez
- 1987 100 pesos, Monarch butterfly
- 1987 100 pesos, Carranza
- 1987 500 pesos, Francisco Madero
- 1987 silver Libertad
- 1987 onza, platinum
- 1992 1/20 onza oro
- 1992 1/10 onza oro
- 1992 ¼ onza oro
- Coins and currency dated 1987
- return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905