By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… Mexico has a long history of producing some highly collectible coinage, ranging from the historic pieces of eight to the popular Libertad bullion coins. Yet, there are few pieces of money that rise to Mexican cultural significance as the peso, which serves as the monetary unit of Mexico and […]
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By Sanjay Gandhi for PCGS …… One bullion coin that has always been in extraordinarily high demand by world coin collectors is the Onza Silver bullion coin issued by the Banco de México. This one-ounce coin was first struck in 1949, and was resumed in 1978, 1979, and 1980. In 1982, this newly redesigned Onza […]
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By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. A coin collector and part-time dealer named Adrian Caro, who specializes in circulating Mexican coinage, recently made the find of a lifetime when he came across a Mexican 1947 silver 50 centavos coin that numismatists did not think even existed. The piece is so rare that officials from […]
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By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… Welcome to our 31st Treasure Auction, a sale filled with many historical numismatic rarities from many eras all across the world! Session I We start off Session I with Gold Cobs, featuring a selection of excellent certified Mint State gold escudos from the 1715 Fleet including a Lima, Peru […]
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By Austin Jepsky ….. Sometimes referred to as “Mexican Silver”, coins of a .720 silver fineness at one time or another could be found in circulation on five of the seven continents. Despite this widespread use, precious little has been written about this silver alloy, henceforward to be referred to as Decoplata. The purpose of […]
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APMEX is thrilled to announce they now have the latest Mexican Libertad coins available to pre-order. Silver Mexican Libertads are often considered among the most beautiful coins in the world. They feature timeless, historic designs, unique and wholly important to the Mexican people. The Winged Victory statue, depicted on the reverse of each coin, is […]
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