Mexico 2010 1/10 onza KM-672

Goldberg sale 90, lot 3657

This specimen was lot 3657 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it sold for $164.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. 1/10 Onza, 2010. Libertad. Only 600 struck. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." In 1982, the mint of Mexico introduced the silver Libertad to great success and extended it with 1/10, 1/4, half, two and five ounce versions. The sales of gold libertads have not been so overwhelming and some are now rare. This one, first minted in 2002, is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 4,500 plus 600 proofs.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine gold, .100 troy oz AGW, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-672.

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.
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.
^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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Mexico 2010 1/10 onza KM-672

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