Mexico 1992 10000 pesos

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Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72285
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This specimen was lot 72285 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10000 Pesos, 1992-Mo. Mexican (Potosi) Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED. Attractively toned, with an alluring matte nature." This five ounce bullion coin was designed to compete with the Libertad program but never attained that level of popularity despite some interesting designs.

Recorded mintage: 51,900 plus 3,300 proofs.

Specification: 155.51 g, 0.999 fine silver, 5.000 troy oz ASW, 64 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-557.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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