Silver 1950 5 Pesos Mexico So Railroad Ngc Ms64

This large cnico pesos was minted in mexico in 1950 to commemorate the opening of the southern railroad. This is one of numerous examples of mexican silver coinage that rnak among the world's most beautiful. The detail on the locomtoive is fascinating. This coin was issued with a mintage of 200,000 coins. With the rapid escalation of silver prices versus currency, it was quickly hoarded. Mexico then recalled 100,000 coins and subsequently melted them for use in producing the 1968 25 pesos for the olympics in mexico city. The coin is slabbed at ms-64 by ngc, oen of the two preeminent grading houses in the us. You can visit an extensive collection of modern mexican large silver crowns at the following ngc singature set.