Libertad coins are gold and silver Mexican bullion coins. They are sold in 1/20, 1/10, 1/4, 1/2, and 1 troy ounce (ozt) weights for both gold and silver coins; and 2, 5 ozt and 1 kilogram weights for silver coins.
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Design
The coins are .999 fine silver or fine gold. On one side of the coin is a winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl. The opposite side shows the coat of arms of Mexico. The new version has the Winged Victoria in another angle, and the opposite side shows the coat of arms of Mexico surrounded by historical Mexican coats of arms. The original design is based in Centenario gold Mexican coin.
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Libertad Silver Series (Brilliant Uncirculated) Minting History and Varieties
*The 1982 Double Die coin is characterized by doubling of the O in onza, the date, and the word Mexico. It was discovered in early 2016. For more information, see http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9143338
1982 Triple Die Variety # 1 discovered late 2016 by the same person Tom McGrady who discovered the 1982 double die.
The 1982 Triple Die Variety #2 , 1983 Double Die , and 1988 Double Die "Single Dot" Onzas are the latest varieties discovered in early 2017 by Roberto "Bobby" Barrientos. The 1982 Triple Die Variety # 2 has not been assigned as a new variety yet. The 1988 Double Die is a clearly visible variety. Most graded 1988 Double Dies have 2 dots.
*The 1987 and 1988 Double Die coins are most easily recognized by strong doubling of the decimal in the fineness. While the 1987 seems to be widely available, the 1988 is much more scarce and commands a significantly higher premium. Dan Pecoraro was the person to discover the 88 double die as well as the 1999 mule and was the first to have each graded by PCGS.
The 1991 Type 1 and Type 2 coins are most easily distinguishable by the letter in the weight: onza (type 1) or OnZa (Type 2). You can say the 1991 type 2 is actually the mule of 1992 as it used the same dies. It's estimated that only 50 thousand of the type 2 coins were produced and found in only the mint sets containing the first year of fractional libertads.
The 1999 Mule has a reverse of 2000.
Libertad Silver Series (Proof) Minting History
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All numbers in this chart are believed to be total mintage figures including any coins issued in sets.
There are a few major varieties known in the proof libertads, first is the 1983 proof double and triple die. The 1983 oz proof is very scarce with only 998 minted. The second major variety is the 1987 1oz proof with missing feathers discovered later in 2015 by Kraig Magnussen and currently there are 3 known, 2 graded PF69 and 1 in raw form. The missing feather variety was caused by over buffing of the die causing parts of the actual design to be missing.
Special sets
On July 31, 2015, APMEX put for sale a 2-coin set featuring the first ever reverse proof Libertad; the second coin in the set was a one-ounce Proof coin. The sets came in a display box with the Banco de Mexico and APMEX logos. The initial price was $199 and more than doubled to $499 by the end of the day. Only 500 sets were produced for APMEX but an additional 1000 3 piece sets with Reverse Proofs were made for the 90th anniversary of the Banco de Mexico and sold internally to bank employees.
Libertad Silver Series (Proof-Like) Minting History.
Libertad Gold Series (Brilliant Uncirculated) Minting History.
The following table indicates the number of coins minted at the various weights in each year:
Libertad Gold Series (Proof) Minting History.
Libertad Platinum Series (Proof) Minting History.
Libertad Gold Proof Set History
References
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (2004). 2005 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-Present (32nd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873497945.
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (2003). 2004 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-Present. Colin R. Bruce II (senior editor) (31st ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873495934.
External links
- (in French) Characteristics and value of Silver Libertad 1 once
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