Mexico 2000 5 onzas

Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73260

This specimen was lot 73260 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Onza (Ounces), 2000-Mo. Mexico (Potosi) Mint. NGC PROOF-67 Ultra Cameo. Tied for third finest certified of the date with 4 other examples on the NGC census, only 11 finer (PF-68 Ultra Cameo [8] and PF-69 Ultra Cameo [3]) with a total of 19 certified in all grades. This semi key early date issue seldom appears on the market and should be considered very SCARCE. The surfaces are hard and reflective with sharp frosted devices. The mirrored fields do exhibit light spots with a bit of haziness and hints of tone on the rims mentioned for accuracy." This type was struck in small numbers 1996-2024. The mintage shown here is typical.

Recorded mintage: 5,500 plus 500 proofs.

Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 65 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-615.

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, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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