Mexico 2008 5 onzas

Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73268

This specimen was lot 73268 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Onza (Ounces), 2008-Mo. Mexico (Potosi) Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Tied for finest certified of the date with 14 other examples on the NGC population report. A SCARCE middle date from this series exhibiting hard reflective fields with intricate frosted devices. Close inspection reveals a slight haze on the reverse in the protected areas of the reverse devices, otherwise free of tone or fog." This type was struck in small numbers 1996-2024. The mintage shown here is typical.

Recorded mintage: 9,000 plus 900 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, 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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