Mexico – 2000 – Libertad – 1oz Gold – PCGS MS69 – Top Pop

Mexico 2000 1 oz Libertad Gold – PCGS MS69 Top Pop

The Mexico 2000 1 oz Libertad Gold occupies an exceptional position within the entire Gold Libertad series.

After the 1994 vintage, production of the gold Libertads was discontinued for several years. The series returned in 2000 – coinciding with a fundamentally redesigned look that continues to define the modern appearance of the Libertad to this day.

But even this return was initially only short-lived: No Gold Libertad was minted in 2001. The next 1-oz gold issue did not follow until 2002. This makes the 2000 vintage the only Gold Libertad edition between 1994 and 2002.

This unusual position in the coin’s history makes this year’s issue far more than just a low-mintage gold coin. The 2000 Libertad simultaneously marks the resumption of the gold series, the beginning of the new design, and an isolated issue year between two minting hiatuses.

The design of the 1-oz coin has been significantly altered. The side featuring the winged goddess of victory, Victoria, depicts her against the backdrop of the Valley of Mexico, with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. This new perspective of Victoria lends the classic Libertad design considerably more depth and dynamism.

The coat of arms on the side of the 1-oz coin was also redesigned. At its center is the current Mexican coat of arms, featuring an eagle perched on a cactus. It is surrounded by historical depictions of the Mexican eagle from various eras, as well as the eagle from the Codex Mendoza. This elaborate design has since become one of the most distinctive design elements of the modern Libertad series.

With a mintage of only 2,730 coins, the 1 oz Gold Libertad 2000 is already exceptionally rare in its original mintage number.

Even more remarkable is the condition of the specimen offered here. PCGS graded the coin MS69 , just one point below the theoretically highest possible Mint State grade of MS70.

The current PCGS Population Report lists only five coins in MS69 grade, and no other coin has been graded higher . This gives it the status of PCGS Top Pop 5/0 . In total, PCGS currently has only eleven 2000 coins registered in Mint State.

The combination of the unique place of the vintage within the Libertad history, the very low original mintage and the exceptional PCGS preservation makes this 2000 1 oz Gold Libertad one of the most interesting early issues of the modern Gold Libertad series.

Technical data

• Country: Mexico
• Year: 2000
• Mint mark: Mo
• Edition: Libertad
• Nominal value: without imprinted nominal value
• Metal: Gold
• Fineness: .999
• Weight: 31.103 g
• Fine gold content: 1 oz
• Diameter: 34.5 mm
• Minting quality: Uncirculated / Mint State
• Mint: Casa de Moneda de México
• Mintage: 2,730

PCGS Certification

• Grading: PCGS MS69
• Status: PCGS Top Pop
• PCGS Population: 5
• Rated higher: 0
• Total PCGS population in MS: 11
• PCGS Number: 160148
• PCGS certificate number: 64283315