Mexico 2025 kilo
This specimen was lot 74653 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $4,148. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Silver Kilo Onza, 2025-Mo. Mexican (San Luis Potosi) Mint. PCGS MS-69. Mintage of only 340 pieces. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." 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. This massive specimen is more a demonstration of the capabilities of the Mexico mint than a serious bullion coin. The type has been struck in small numbers since 2001.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few. We don't know if the 340 pieces quoted by the auctioneers include all formats or just the uncirculated strikes.
Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine silver, 32.11 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 110 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-677.
- 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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