Mexico 2003 5 onzas

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 77617

This specimen was lot 77617 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Silver 5 Onza, 2003-Mo. Mexican (Potosi) Mint. PCGS MS-67." This type was struck in small numbers 1996-2024. The mintage shown here is typical.

Recorded mintage: 6,000 plus 1,500 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[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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