Silver Mexican Libertad 1 oz.

Goes well with: Silver Austrian Philharmonic, Silver American Eagle, Silver Canadian Maple Leaf

In our racist ways, us Americans tend to look ignorantly at the Mexican Libertad as a beautiful coin. But, as soon as we learn the truth, that this beautiful coin is minted by our brothers to the south, so many of us immediately write it off. “Oh…it’s from Mexico?”

But, this gut reaction is not founded in any logic or fact. Simply, it is founded in racism. For Mexico historically has yielded more than 10 billion ounces of silver and currently accounts for about 20% of the world’s total silver mine production. According to the USGS, nearly 160 million ounces of silver were mined last year in Mexico.
One of the world’s oldest silver mints is housed in Mexico. Established by the Spanish in 1535 following the conquest of the Aztec Empire, Casa de Moneda de Mexico was the first mint to appear in the Western Hemisphere.
Three centuries of massive silver deposit discoveries out of the newly acquired colonies enabled the Spanish Empire to mint massive amounts of silver coins, including the Spanish dollar, which was circulated globally during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Today the most noted coin minted by the National Mint of Mexico is the one ounce silver Libertad. Struck in the pure .999 fine silver, the Mexican Silver Libertad coin is a well-recognized alternative to the coins of other national mints.

Being a government coin, the premium on Libertads are similar to the Silver American Eagle and the Silver Canadian Maple Leaf, though sometimes the Libertad comes with a lower premium.

Since the original minting in 1982, the Mexican Libertad has been constituted of a couple different designs.
From 1982 to 1999, the obverse of the Silver Libertad featured the Mexican Coat of Arms and a Mexican Golden Eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. From 2000 to date, the obverse shows the current Mexican Coat of Arms surrounded by historic national heraldic designs.

In our racist ways, us Americans tend to look ignorantly at the Mexican Libertad as a beautiful coin. But, as soon as we learn the truth, that this beautiful coin is minted by our brothers to the south, so many of us immediately write it off. “Oh…it’s from Mexico?” As a blank stare examines what could have been a white investor’s favorite coin. So, then we move on.

But, this gut reaction is not founded in any logic or fact. Simply, it is founded in racism. For Mexico historically has yielded more than 10 billion ounces of silver and currently accounts for about 20% of the world’s total silver mine production. According to the USGS, nearly 160 million ounces of silver were mined last year in Mexico.
One of the world’s oldest silver mints is housed in Mexico. Established by the Spanish in 1535 following the conquest of the Aztec Empire, Casa de Moneda de Mexico was the first mint to appear in the Western Hemisphere.
Three centuries of massive silver deposit finds out of the newly acquired colonies enabled the Spanish Empire to mint massive amounts of silver coins, including the Spanish dollar, which was circulated globally during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Today the most noted coin minted by the National Mint of Mexico is the one ounce silver Libertad. Struck in the pure .999 fine silver, the Mexican Silver Libertad coin is a well-recognized alternative to the coins of other national mints.

Being a government coin, the premium on Libertads are similar to the Silver American Eagle and the Silver Canadian Maple Leaf, though sometimes the Libertad comes with a lower premium.

Since the original minting in 1982, the Mexican Libertad has been constituted of a couple different designs.
From 1982 to 1999, the obverse of the Silver Libertad featured the Mexican Coat of Arms and a Mexican Golden Eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. From 2000 to date, the obverse shows the current Mexican Coat of Arms surrounded by historic national heraldic designs.

From 1982 to 1995, the reserve of the Mexican Silver Libertad featured a front-facing winged Goddess Victoria (the archetypical personification of good over evil) standing on her right foot upon a pillar. From 1996 to date, the Libertad has featured an angled look at the same Victoria.