Mexico 2008 onza
The first specimen was lot 72254 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Onza, 2008-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Crisp cameoed surfaces contrast satin devices on this near perfect Onza. No tone, haze, or fog is noted." In 1949 the Mexico City mint issued the world's first onza to modest success. It tried again in 1980 with a resurrection of the 1949 design. In 1982 the medallion (technically, Libertads are not coins) was redesigned to use the obverse from the 1921 two pesos. The weight was reduced and the fineness increased from .925 to .999 silver. The medallion was an immediate hit. It was the only silver bullion coin on the market for several years and, backed by the Mexican government, outcompeted private mint issues. It inspired imitations such as the U. S. silver eagle (from 1986) and the Canadian Maple Leaf (from 1988) which have cut into its market share to the point where several of the later dates are downright rare. Proof Libertads have been issued sporadically since 1983. This subtype is listed for 2000-25. Gold onzas (KM 675) were also struck in 2008.
Recorded mintage: 950,000 plus 11,000 proofs.
Specification: 31.1 g, 0.999 fine silver, 1.00 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-639.
- 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 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
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- 2008 5 pesos, Ignacio Lopez Rayon
- 2008 5 pesos, Francisco Villa
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- 2008 5 pesos, Ricardo Flores Magon
- 2008 5 pesos, Miguel Ramos Arizpe
- 2008 5 pesos, Carlos Maria de Bustamante
- 2008 5 pesos, Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos
- 2008 5 pesos, Mariano Matamoros
- 2008 10 pesos
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- 2008 ¼ onza
- 2008 media onza
- 2008 5 onzas
- 2009 onza
- Coins and currency dated 2008
- return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905