Quintet of commemorative coins at stratospheric costs: what is the highest price

A quintet of commemorative coins continue to be sold at extraordinary prices by a commercial internet platform. The five specimens are part of the C1 family, which according to the Banco de México (Banxico), are the most recently circulated and best designed.

Although Banxico has indicated on other occasions that coins and banknotes can be marketed at the cost that is preferred, the ideal thing is to visit an expert or numismatics store to find out the real cost of the pieces, since the cost they boast on the web is not what they are worth.

This time we will talk about five commemorative coins that together are offered in more than 200 thousand pesos on a website. There are even some of them that are already marketed at higher prices compared to a few months ago, such as the specimen created in honor of the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city and port of Veracruz, which sold for up to 66,000 pesos and now reaches 100,000 pesos.

In that sense, we will make known which of the five coins is offered at a very high cost, some pieces with a higher price compared to a few months ago.

What are the coins?

From youngest to oldest, there is first a dodecagonal commemorative piece, that is, 12 sides that was minted by the Bicentennial of the National Independence of Mexico.

The piece was put into circulation, along with other copies of silver and with a nominal value of 10 pesos on September 27, 2021. On its back are the effigies of Miguel Hidalgo, José María Morelos and Vicente Guerrero in profile to the left.

This piece is offered by the Mercado Libre site up to 88 thousand pesos, according to one person who shared the image.

Second copy

In place number two is a coin that was minted for the 500 years of historical memory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Its content is copper, nickel, zinc, aluminum and nickel, as well as it shines with 12 sides.

On its back, the Metropolitan Cathedral is visualized forming a reflection, the Templo Mayor and the denomination “$20″. While on its obverse it shows the typical National Coat of Arms.

It is also at higher prices than what was offered a few days ago, since to date it is on the same trading platform at a price of 90 thousand pesos.

Third copy

On the third site is a dodecagonal specimen, which was created for the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city and port of Veracruz and which was put into circulation on April 22, 2020.

It has a composition that refers to the founding of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz in April 1519. On the left side, there is a 16th century boat on a stylization of the waves of the sea, and to the right, the profile of the Old Town Hall Palace, now the Municipal Palace.

While on its obverse, the traditional National Shield of the Eagle devouring a snake and the phrase “United Mexican States” are visualized.

This piece can be seen up to 100 thousand pesos on the same website, a cost that increased compared to a few days ago, when it was offered up to 66 thousand pesos.

Fourth issue

In fourth position is a piece that was created in honor of the centenary of the death of General Emiliano Zapata Salazar. It was minted in copper, nickel and aluminum, in addition to being commemorative, it has a weight of 12.67 grams and 30 mm in diameter.

It is also dodecagonal and was put into circulation as of April 12, 2021. On its back is the image of one of the most important leaders of the time of the Revolution, Don Emiliano Zapata, which is complemented by a peasant plowing the land to his left.

The map of the Mexican Republic was also shown to the right of the camp, and at the top, in the hat, the microtext “land and freedom”, as well as the name of the revolutionary in the upper semicircle following the outline.

This copy shows off the Mercado Libre site at a cost of up to 120 thousand pesos, according to a seller who shared the photograph of the piece.

Fifth copy

In the last position on this list is the specimen with the most exorbitant cost, which was minted during the 700th anniversary of the lunar foundation of Mexico City-Tenochtitlan.

It has a content of 65% copper; 10% nickel, and 25% zinc. While its perimeter ring: bronze-aluminum alloy. Contains: 92% copper; 6% aluminum, and 2% nickel. It also has a diameter of 30 mm and a weight of 12.67 grams.

On its back is the image of an eagle from the “Teocalli of the Sacred War” in the center, and on it, the microtext “Teocalli”. On the right is the glyph of the moon as a latent image. On the upper edge, the legend “700 years since the lunar foundation of Mexico City-Tenochtitlan”, as well as the denomination “$20″ in the exergum, to the right of it, the year “2021″, and on the left, the mint of the Mexican Mint “M°”. On its obverse it bears the traditional National Coat of Arms in sculptural relief and the legend “United Mexican States”.

This piece is offered for up to 165 thousand pesos, according to a user who sells it through the same Mercado Libre site.

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