Mexico 2016 1/4 onza KM-673

Goldberg sale 116, lot 1286

Mexico began production of gold one ounce bullion coins to compete with the South African krugerrand. Fractionals, including this quarter ounce, are much scarcer. There have been several design changes and this type is recorded for 2000-23. This specimen was lot 1286 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. ¼ Onza, 2016. Winged Victory. Brilliant Uncirculated."

Recorded mintage: 1,000 + 2,100 proofs.

Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 673.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

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• 2008 media onza
• 2008 1/20 onza
• 2008 1/10 onza
• 2008 ¼ onza
• 2015 ½ onza, gold
• 2015 onza, silver
• 2016 50 centavos
• 2016 20 pesos, 50th anniversary of the reorganization of the Mexican Air Force
• 2016 20 pesos, 50th anniversary of the reorganization of the Mexican Navy
• 2016 onza
• 2018 ¼ onza, silver
• 2018 media onza, gold
• 2018 onza, gold
• 2020 ¼ onza, gold
• Coins and currency dated 2016
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905