Mexico 2003 onza - Revision history

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[[Image:Mexico 2003 onza obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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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 1996-2014.

''Recorded mintage:'' 805,000 plus 5,400 proofs.

''Specification:'' 31.1 g, .999 fine silver, 1.00 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 639.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Mexico 2002 onza|2002 onza]]
* [[Mexico 2003 10 centavos|2003 10 centavos]]
* [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-691|2003 100 pesos, Tlaxcala]]
* [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-697|2003 100 pesos, Yucatan]]
* [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-688|2003 100 pesos, Zacatecas]]
* [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-698|2003 100 pesos, Veracruz]]
* [[Mexico 2004 onza|2004 onza]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2003]]
* return to [[Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905]]

[[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 805,000 plus 5,400 proofs.
-''Specification:'' 31.1 g, .999 fine silver, 1.00 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
+''Specification:'' 31.1 g, 0.999 fine silver, 1.00 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 639.

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 [[Image:Mexico 2003 onza rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-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 1996-2014.
+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 1996-2014 but later dates are known.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 805,000 plus 5,400 proofs.
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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
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 * [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-688|2003 100 pesos, Zacatecas]]
 * [[Mexico 2003 100 pesos KM-698|2003 100 pesos, Veracruz]]
 * [[Mexico 2004 onza|2004 onza]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 2003]]