Mexico 2025 5 onzas
This specimen was lot 74654 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $1,098. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Silver 5 Onzas, 2025-Mo. Mexican (San Luis Potosi) Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. 'First Day of Issue.' RARE. Mintage of only 600 pieces." 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. The type is recorded for 1996-2017 but is still in production.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few. We don't know if the 600 pieces quoted by the auctioneers include all formats or just the proofs.
Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 65 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-615.
- 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, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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