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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 220707, member: 6229"]There seems to be some confusion about silver Mexican <i>Onzas</i>.. Which ones are <i>Onzas </i>and which ones are <i>Libertads? </i>Let me see if I can clear that up a bit.</p><p> </p><p>Both carry the words "<i>una onza pura plata</i>" and are bullion pieces.</p><p><i>Onza </i>is Spanish for ounce and <i>Plata </i>is silver, so both entities contain silver. There are other <i>Onza </i>bullion coins: gold and platinum, but I'm only covering the silver ones.</p><p> </p><p>The original <i>Onzas </i>were (and are) silver medallic bullion coins. They were first minted in 1949 and again in '78, '79 and '80. The obverse features a coin press and the reverse a balance scales. In this series there are no fractional denominations and no multiple denominations. All of these contain one full ounce of silver. No proofs were struck.</p><p> </p><p>This image courtesy Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-M49&desc=Mexico%20kmM49%201%20Onza%20(1978-1980)%20Coin%20Press%20and%20Scales" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-M49&desc=Mexico%20kmM49%201%20Onza%20(1978-1980)%20Coin%20Press%20and%20Scales" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-M49&desc=Mexico%20kmM49%201%20Onza%20(1978-1980)%20Coin%20Press%20and%20Scales</a></p><p> </p><p>The <i>Libertad </i>silver series began in 1991 and continues to be struck. There are fractional denominations of 1/20, 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 <i>Onza</i> bullion coins as well as 1, 2, and 5 ounce pieces. The fractionals and the one and two ounce pieces feature the Mexican coat of arms on the obverse and the beautiful Winged Liberty on the reverse (thus the designation <i>Libertad</i>). The obverse of the 5 ounce features the Mexican eagle in the center of the coin surrounded by obsolete versions of the Mexican coat of arms. The Winged Victory graces the reverse. Proofs were struck.</p><p> </p><p>This image courtesy Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-494&desc=Mexico%20km494%201%20Onza%20(1982-1991)%20Libertad" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-494&desc=Mexico%20km494%201%20Onza%20(1982-1991)%20Libertad" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-494&desc=Mexico%20km494%201%20Onza%20(1982-1991)%20Libertad</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2002 and 2004 silver <i>Libertads </i>were struck in a denomination of a <b><i>Kilo </i></b>(32.15 troy ounces) It carries the current Mexican emblem centered on the obverse, encircled by obsolete coats of arms. The Winged Victory predominates the reverse. In 2002 prooflikes and proofs were struck. In 2004 only prooflikes were struck.</p><p> </p><p>The following link is to a website whose owner retails Mexican Libertads. </p><p> </p><p>If you scroll down ,you will come across some 2002 and 2005 Libertads:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mexicancoinsandmore.com/servlet/the-Silver-Libertads/Categories" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mexicancoinsandmore.com/servlet/the-Silver-Libertads/Categories" rel="nofollow">http://www.mexicancoinsandmore.com/servlet/the-Silver-Libertads/Categories</a></p><p> </p><p>Did you emjoy this trivia?</p><p>Clinker</p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 220707, member: 6229"]There seems to be some confusion about silver Mexican [I]Onzas[/I].. Which ones are [I]Onzas [/I]and which ones are [I]Libertads? [/I]Let me see if I can clear that up a bit. Both carry the words "[I]una onza pura plata[/I]" and are bullion pieces. [I]Onza [/I]is Spanish for ounce and [I]Plata [/I]is silver, so both entities contain silver. There are other [I]Onza [/I]bullion coins: gold and platinum, but I'm only covering the silver ones. The original [I]Onzas [/I]were (and are) silver medallic bullion coins. They were first minted in 1949 and again in '78, '79 and '80. The obverse features a coin press and the reverse a balance scales. In this series there are no fractional denominations and no multiple denominations. All of these contain one full ounce of silver. No proofs were struck. This image courtesy Coin Gallery: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-M49&desc=Mexico%20kmM49%201%20Onza%20(1978-1980)%20Coin%20Press%20and%20Scales"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-M49&desc=Mexico%20kmM49%201%20Onza%20(1978-1980)%20Coin%20Press%20and%20Scales[/URL] The [I]Libertad [/I]silver series began in 1991 and continues to be struck. There are fractional denominations of 1/20, 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 [I]Onza[/I] bullion coins as well as 1, 2, and 5 ounce pieces. The fractionals and the one and two ounce pieces feature the Mexican coat of arms on the obverse and the beautiful Winged Liberty on the reverse (thus the designation [I]Libertad[/I]). The obverse of the 5 ounce features the Mexican eagle in the center of the coin surrounded by obsolete versions of the Mexican coat of arms. The Winged Victory graces the reverse. Proofs were struck. This image courtesy Coin Gallery: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-494&desc=Mexico%20km494%201%20Onza%20(1982-1991)%20Libertad"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/121-494&desc=Mexico%20km494%201%20Onza%20(1982-1991)%20Libertad[/URL] In 2002 and 2004 silver [I]Libertads [/I]were struck in a denomination of a [B][I]Kilo [/I][/B][I][/I](32.15 troy ounces) It carries the current Mexican emblem centered on the obverse, encircled by obsolete coats of arms. The Winged Victory predominates the reverse. In 2002 prooflikes and proofs were struck. In 2004 only prooflikes were struck. The following link is to a website whose owner retails Mexican Libertads. If you scroll down ,you will come across some 2002 and 2005 Libertads: [URL="http://www.mexicancoinsandmore.com/servlet/the-Silver-Libertads/Categories"]http://www.mexicancoinsandmore.com/servlet/the-Silver-Libertads/Categories[/URL] Did you emjoy this trivia? Clinker [SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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