Mexico 1983 peso

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1564

This specimen was lot 1564 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO: Estados Unidos, peso, 1983-Mo, José Maria Teclo Morelos y Pavón, scarcer variety with open 8 at base, NGC graded PF69 Ultra Cameo, R. Tied for finest known at NGC." The circulation issue of 1970-83 is common but the proofs, struck 1983 only, are scarce. Wide and narrow date varieties exist for the date.

Recorded mintage: 100,000,000 plus 1,051 proofs.

Specification: 9 g, copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-460.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

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