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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;J.T. Parker, post: 3673919, member: 106405&quot;]CORRECTION: These coins WERE Not originally minted for commerce, as I was originally told &amp; were strictly meant as a Commerative</p><p>Gold Bullion mintage.</p><p>A dab of History:</p><p>Mexico has been an independent country since its independence from Spain, in September 1821 &amp; this Mexican 50 Peso gold coin was first minted /dated 1921, 100 years after this date &amp; thusly named &#039;The Centenario&#039;. To my knowledge, it is one of two* largest gold coins minted in consecutive years</p><p>gold-weight wise, (Containing 1.20565 ounces of pure gold).&nbsp; This coin was designed by Emilio del Moral &amp; is edge lettered: </p><p>&quot;INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD”.</p><p>&nbsp;*Only the Peruvian 100 Gold Soles contains more gold. (1.3543 ounces) &amp; is larger.</p><p>&nbsp;The 100 Soles was only minted from 1950-1970.</p><p>&nbsp;The Centenario Mintage</p><p><b>Year</b> <b>Quantity minted</b></p><p>1921 180,000</p><p>1922 463,000</p><p>1923 432,000</p><p>1924 439,000</p><p>1925 716,000</p><p>1926 600,000</p><p>1927 606,000</p><p>1928 538,000</p><p>1929 458,000</p><p>1930 372,000</p><p>1931 137,000</p><p>1943 89,000</p><p>1944 593,000</p><p>1945 1,012,000</p><p>1946 1,588,000</p><p>1947 309,000</p><p>1949-1972* 3,975,654</p><p>* Used for Bullion/ Jewelery </p><p>There is one ‘Variety’ in the low mintage year of 1943, i.e. 89,000 ct. 1943 dated coins omitted the denomination (50 pesos) and are listed as KM# 482.</p><p>With a low ORIGINAL mintage in 1947 I have never heard of a way you can differentiate between these and the re-stikes of 1949-1972.</p><p>Perhaps some of the other members of this group knows a way.</p><p>I bought my example from a dealer at the Greater Houston Money Show some years back.</p><p>He had a roll of re-strikes and let me pick a specially nice one out for $1100.</p><p>(The pic of the 1929 MS-61 was taken when I sold it and replaced w/ a higher grade)[ATTACH=full]987159[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]987158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]987157[/ATTACH]</p><p>Regards,</p><p>J.T. Parker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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