Libertad (coin)

1 oz. Silver Libertad

Obverse
File:2014 1 oz. Silver Libertad BU Face.jpg
Reverse
File:2014 1 oz. Silver Libertad BU Reverse.jpg

1 oz. Gold Libertad

Obverse
File:1 oz Libertad Gold 2016 front.png
Reverse
File:1 oz Libertad Gold 2016 back.png

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.

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.

Weight	Diameter Silver	Diameter Gold	Front design	Back design	Metal availability	Millesimal fineness
1 Kilogram	110mm	-	The coat of arms of Mexico surrounded by historical Mexican coats of arms	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Silver	.999
5 ozt	65mm	-	The coat of arms of Mexico surrounded by historical Mexican coats of arms	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Silver	.999
2 ozt	48mm	-	The coat of arms of Mexico surrounded by historical Mexican coats of arms	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Silver	.999
1 ozt	40mm	34.5mm	The coat of arms of Mexico surrounded by historical Mexican coats of arms	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Gold and Silver	.999
1/2 ozt	33mm	29mm	The coat of arms of Mexico	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Gold and Silver	.999
1/4 ozt	27mm	23mm	The coat of arms of Mexico	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Gold and Silver	.999
1/10 ozt	20mm	16mm	The coat of arms of Mexico	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Gold and Silver	.999
1/20 ozt	16mm	13mm	The coat of arms of Mexico	A winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column in front of a landscape with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl.	Gold and Silver	.999

Libertad Silver Series (Brilliant Uncirculated) Minting History and Varieties

Year	1/20 Ounce	1/10 Ounce	1/4 Ounce	1/2 Ounce	1 Ounce	2 Ounces	5 Ounces
1982					1,049,680
1982 Double Die					incl above
1983					1,001,768
1984					1,014,000
1985					2,017,000
1986					1,699,426
1987					500,000
1987 Double Die					incl above
1988					1,500,500
1988 Double Die					incl above
1989					1,396,500
1990					1,200,000
1991	50,017	50,017	50,017	50,618	1,650,518
1991 Type 2					incl above
1992	295,783	299,933	104,000	119,000	2,458,000
1993	100,000	100,000	90,500	90,500	1,000,000
1994	90,100	90,100	90,100	90,100	400,000
1995	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	500,000
1996	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	300,000	50,000	20,000
1997	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	100,000	15,000	10,000
1998	6,400	6,400	6,400	6,400	67,000	7,000	3,500
1999	8,001	8,000	7,000	7,000	95,000	5,000	2,800
1999 Mule					incl above
2000	57,500	27,500	21,000	20,000	340,000	7,500	4,000
2001	25,000	25,000	25,000	20,000	725,000	6,700	4,000
2002	45,000	35,000	35,000	35,000	850,000	8,700	5,200
2003	50,000	20,000	22,000	28,000	805,000	9,500	6,000
2004	30,000	15,000	15,000	20,000	450,000	8,000	3,923
2005	15,000	9,277	15,000	10,000	698,281	3,549	2,401
2006	20,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	300,000	5,800	3,000
2007	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	200,000	8,000	3,000
2008	7,000	10,000	9,000	9,000	950,000	17,000	9,000
2009	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	1,650,000	46,000	21,000
2010	12,000	12,000	15,500	20,000	1,000,000	14,000	9,500
2011	15,000	15,000	15,000	30,000	1,200,000	14,000	10,000
2012	0	3,300	16,700	17,000	746,400	18,600	10,400
2013	13,500	18,900	9,600	24,500	774,100	17,400	9,500
2014	5,700	6,350	6,950	23,000	429,200	9,000	6,400
2015	18,400	19,900	17,900	16,000	903,000	20,100	9,500
2016	22,900	24,400	17,700	30,900	1,437,500	17,600	11,400

*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 and Special Sets

Year	1/20 Ounce	1/10 Ounce	1/4 Ounce	1/2 Ounce	1 Ounce	1 Ounce Reverse Proof	2 Ounces	5 Ounces
1983					998
1986					30,006
1987					12,000
1988					10,000
1989					10,000
1990					10,000
1991					10,000
1992	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	10,000
1993	5,002	5,002	5,002	5,002	5,002
1994	5,002	5,002	5,002	5,002	5,002
1995	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
1996	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	2,000		1,200	1,200
1997	800	800	800	800	1,500		1,300	1,300
1998	300	300	300	2,500	500		400	400
1999	600	600	600	600	600		280	100
2000	900	1,000	700	700	1,600		500	500
2001	1,500	1,500	1,000	1,000	2,000		500	600
2002	2,800	2,800	2,800	2,800	3,800		1,000	1,000
2003	4,400	4,900	3,900	3,400	5,400		800	1,500
2004	2,700	2,500	2,500	2,500	3,000		1,000	800
2005	2,600	3,000	2,400	2,800	3,300		600	1,000
2006	3,300	3,000	2,900	2,900	4,000		1,100	700
2007	4,000	4,000	3,000	1,500	5,800		500	500
2008	3,300	5,000	2,900	2,500	11,000		1,000	900
2009	5,000	5,000	3,000	3,000	10,000		6,200	5,000
2010	10,000	10,000	5,000	5,000	10,000		1,300	2,000
2011	10,000	10,000	5,000	5,000	10,000		1,000	2,000
2012	0	0	0	0	4,200		0	0
2013	4,200	4,100	3,200	3,000	9,100		1,300	1,600
2014	1,850	1,950	1,700	1,750	4,700		750	800
2015	5,500	5,300	2,400	2,500	6,400	*1,500	1,300	1,600
2016	12,550	12,650	9,550	13,150	13,250	1,000	3,950	2,750

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. |} *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.

Year	2 piece set 30th Ann 1 oz Proof, 1/2 oz BU with gold figurine	2 piece set by Apmex 1 ounce proof 1 oz rev. proof	3 piece set 1/4, 1/2, 1 oz Proof	3 piece Employee Set 90th Ann. BdM 1 ounce each BU, Proof, Rev Proof	4 piece set by Bancomer Fractional Proofs w/ silver figurine	5 piece set	7 piece set
2009	1,000
2010	1,000
2011	1,000
2012	1,500	1,000
2013		1,000	1,000
2014			1,000	250
2015		500		1,000	1,000	1,000	250
2016		500				1,000	250

Libertad Silver Series (Proof-Like) Minting History.

Year	1 Kilogram
2002	1,820
2003	1,514
2004	1,501
2005	500
2006	874
2007	700
2008	1,700
2009	1,700
2010	1,500
2011	1,000
2012	500
2013	400
2014	500
2015	800
2016	800

Libertad Gold Series (Brilliant Uncirculated) Minting History.

Year	1/20 Ounce	1/10 Ounce	1/4 Ounce	1/2 Ounce	1 Ounce
1981			313,000	193,000	596,000
1991	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	109,193
1992	65,225	50,777	28,106	25,220	46,281
1993	10,000	10,000	2,500	2,500	73,881
1994	10,000	10,000	2,500	2,500	1,000
2000	5,300	3,500	2,500	1,500	2,730
2002	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	15,000
2003	800	300	300	300	500
2004	4,000	2,000	1,500	500	3,000
2005	3,200	500	500	500	3,000
2006	3,000	2,500	1,500	500	4,000
2007	1,200	1,200	500	500	2,500
2008	800	2,500	800	300	800
2009	2,000	9,000	3,000	3,000	6,200
2010	1,500	4,500	1,500	1,500	4,000
2011	2,500	6,500	1,500	1,500	3,000
2012	2,500	6,500	1,500	1,500	3,000
2013	650	2,150	750	450	2,350
2014	1,050	2,450	1,000	1,000	4,050
2015	1,300	4,100	1,300	1,100	4,800
2016	2,900	3,800	1,000	1,200	4,100

Libertad Gold Series (Proof) Minting History.

Year	1/20 Ounce	1/10 Ounce	1/4 Ounce	1/2 Ounce	1 Ounce
1983					88
1989				704
2004			1,000
2005	400	400	2,600	400	250
2006	520	520	2,120	520	520
2007	500	500	1,500	500	500
2008	500	500	800	500	500
2009	600	600	1,700	600	600
2010	600	600	1,000	600	600
2011	1,100	1,100	2,000	1,100	1,100
2013	300	300	600	300	400
2014	250	250	350	250	250
2015	500	500	500	500	500
2016	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100	2,100

Libertad Platinum Series (Proof) Minting History.

Year	1/4 Ounce
1989	3,500

Libertad Gold Proof Set History

	5 coin set	Special set	Comments and Observations
2007	500
2008	500
2009	500
2010	500		There were special bicentennial sets produced this year. 500 of the 1/4oz coins were placed in the Silver/Gold Bicentennial Set
2011	500	500	There were an additional 500 4 coin gold sets (no 1/120th) produced in 2011
2012	0	0	No gold proof Libertads were produced in 2012
2013	300		Only 300 sets were made in 2013 but there were 300 additional 1/4oz coins and 100 additional 1oz coins minted
2014	250		The COA for 2014 originally stated 500 sets but was later revised to state 250. Buyers were offered a replacement COA but incorrect COA's stating 500 sets are seen from time to time.
2015	500		No additional single proofs were minted in 2015
2016	500

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

• Template:Fr Characteristics and value of Silver Libertad 1 once