Mexico 1997 100 pesos
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This specimen was lot 30271 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $1,351.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold Proof 100 Pesos 1997-Mo PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, Mexico City mint. An impressive and essentially flawless example of this popular and scarce modern gold issue with a reported mintage figure of only 206 pieces." This commemorative honoring Maya sculpture was the second hundred pesos of the reform of 1994. It is accompanied by a number of silver one ounce coins, including KM 619. The next issue would be the series honoring the Mexican states.
Recorded mintage: 206 proofs plus 500 uncirculated.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 34.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 626.
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- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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