Mexico 1989 1/2 onza
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This specimen was lot 21369 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Onza, 1989. Mexico City Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. A bright example, highly reflective without any obvious signs of handling." This type was struck 1981-82 and 1989 in limited numbers. The Mexican gold Libertad never achieved the popularity of the silver version.
Recorded mintage: 704.
Specification: 17.28 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-179; KM-488.
- 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.
- 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 August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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