Mexico 1983 20 pesos

Heritage salwe 3015, lot 25402

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25402 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 20 Pesos 1983, KM486, Proof 67 Cameo NGC, Proof only date with a reported mintage of 3!" This type was struck in Mexico 1980-84 but the 1983 is a proof only date. The portrait is of a Maya dancer.

Recorded mintage: est. 3.

Specification: copper-nickel, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 486.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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