Mexico 1992 1000 pesos

Jean Elsen sale 136, lot 1546

This specimen was lot 1546 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"MEXIQUE, Etats-Unis (1905-), AV 1000 pesos (1 onza), 1992. Jaguar - Piedra de los soles. Ecrin. Certificat n° 157. Flan poli . (Mexico, gold 1,000 pesos (ounce) of 1992. Jaguar sculpture, proof, with box and certificate.)"

This one ounce gold NCLT was designed to compete with the gold libertad but was not a success.

Recorded mintage: 19,850 + 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 31.10 g, .999 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-191, KM 560.

Source:

• Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

Link to:

• 1990 100,000 pesos, Plutarco Calles pattern
• 1992 5 new pesos
• 1992 250 pesos, Jaguar sculpture
• 1992 500 pesos, Jaguar sculpture
• 1992 onza
• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905