Mexico 1993 1/2 onza
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This specimen was lot 77611 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Silver 1/2 Onza, 1993-Mo. Mexican (Potosi) Mint. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo." This type was struck in modest numbers 1991-95. The mintage shown here is typical. In 1996, the obverse was modified to show a side view of the statue (KM 612).
Recorded mintage: 90,500 plus 5,002 proofs.
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-545.
- 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, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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