Mexico 1986 50 pesos KM-523

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73626

This specimen was lot 73626 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Pesos, 1986-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. World Cup. On the verge of perfection, this blinding white example is sure to impress." In addition to the copper-nickel circulating coin (KM 495), this denomination was used for several silver commemoratives of the World Cup (KM 504, KM 515, KM 498 and KM 523,shown here). This one doesn't have a high catalog value but it is seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: 18,653.

Specification: 16.83 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-523.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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