50 Peso Vs. $20 US - Feb. 1, 2008

Below is a comparison of $20 gold pieces from the United States and 50 Peso gold pieces from Mexico during the time that 50 Pesos were minted. U.S. twenties were stuck from 1850-1933. During that time five different mints made twenties and mintages reached well into the millions for many of those years. Mexican 50 Pesos on the other hand were only made from 1921-1931 and then again from 1944-1947*. Most of these beautiful coins had mintages of less than one million. Take a look at the figures below and we believe that you will come to the same conclusion we did. 50 Pesos may be a highly undervalued area of the coin/gold market! (*Note that coins most likely dated 1947 were restruck from 1949-1972. During that time 3,975,654 coins were struck. 1947 dated coins are considered a bullion issue, yet higher grades command a premium.)

Listed below are the mintage and population figures (NGC and PCGS combined populations as of 02/01/08) for $20 gold pieces dated 1921-1931. Prices were taken from the PCGS daily price guide on 02/01/08 as well. Note: many of the later date coins and mintmarked pieces never went into circulation and most were melted, thus the high prices and low populations for those dates.

This comparison is based on price data compiled on 02/01/08.

U.S. $20 GOLD: 33.46grams .900fine gold .96750oz actual contained gold

Date	Mintage	# of MS63's graded	est. MS63 Price	# of MS64's graded	est. MS64 Price	# of MS65's graded	est. MS65 Price	Population MS63-65
1921	528,500	9	$300K	3	$450K	3	$1M	15
1922	1,375,500	963	$1187	5,520	$1365	1,068	$2,100	7,551
1922-S	2,658,000	270	$4,000	313	$6,719	10	$37K	593
1923	566,000	6,171	$1187	2,915	$1339	328	$1628	9,414
1923-D	1,702,250	1,040	$1237	2,293	$2651	2,002	$1728	5,335
1924	4,323,500	64,672	$1187	58,965	$1339	30,728	$1628	154,365
1924-D	3,049,500	143	$8250	155	$12,650	10	$70K	305
1924-S	2,927,500	135	$8900	99	$12.5K	2	$50k	236
1925	2,831,750	10,839	$1187	9,401	$1339	4,649	$1628	24,889
1925-D	2,938,500	105	$11K	126	$20K	4	$80K	235
1926	816,750	75	$1187	24	$1339	2	$1628	101
1926-D	481,000	45	$45K	17	$75K	5	$125K	67
1926-S	2,041,500	145	$5000	287	$7,500	25	$30k	457
1927	2,946,750	32,128	$1187	33,934	$1339	19,063	$1628	85,134
1927-D	180,000	1	$1.5M	0	$1.75M	1	$2M	2
1927-S	3,107,000	21	$55K	5	$90K	5	$125k	31
1928	8,816,000	10,492	$1187	10,592	$1339	6,351	$1628	27,435
1929	1,779,750	31	$40K	90	$50K	22	$90K	143
1930-S	74,000	4	$105K	20	$140K	8	$200k	32
1931	2,938,250	9	$65K	28	$80K	25	$100K	62
1931-D	106,500	19	$80K	35	$90K	16	$113K	70
	Total minted	Total in MS63	Common Price	Total in MS64	Common Price	Total in MS65	Common Price	Total in MS63-65
	46,188,500	127,317	$1187	124,831	$1339	64,324	$1,628	316,472

Now compare the data of the U.S. twenties to the data of Mexico's 50 Peso gold coins. Just as with the twenties we have taken the population data from PCGS and NGC combined as of 02/01/08. Prices are from our current prices listed on our Mexican gold page as of 02/01/08 as well. Prices are subject to change at any time, and the table should be used for reference only, and not for current pricing.

Mex. 50P GOLD: 41.66grams .900fine gold 1.2057oz actual contained gold

Date	Mintage	# of MS63's graded	est. MS63 Price	# of MS64's graded	est. MS64 Price	# of MS65's graded	est. MS65 Price	Population MS63-65
1921	180,000	63	$1636	32	$2215	6	n/a	101
1922	463,000	37	$1267	21	$1430	4	$2610	62
1923	432,000	42	$1248	14	$1409	5	$1925	61
1924	439,000	42	$1185	26	$1325	4	$1715	72
1925	716,000	40	$1235	37	$1325	4	$1715	81
1926	600,000	33	$1227	46	$1280	6	$1678	85
1927	606,000	31	$1216	46	$1299	4	$1636	81
1928	538,000	28	$1222	37	$1299	2	$2099	67
1929	458,000	39	$1246	43	$1299	10	$1572	92
1930	372,000	36	$1241	47	$1325	10	$1572	93
1931	137,000	52	$1309	40	$1,414	5	$1678	97
1943*	89,000	9	$1216	88	$1288	64	$1346	161
1944	593,000	7	$1220	30	$1246	25	$1320	62
1945	1,012,000	6	$1209	45	$1249	32	$1293	83
1946	1,588,000	8	$1210	16	$1256	15	$1367	39
1947	309,000	11	$1191	36	$1225	50	$1256	97
1947-R	3,975,654	inc. above		inc. above		inc. above		inc. above
	Total minted	Total in MS63	Common Price	Total in MS64	Common Price	Total in MS65	Common Price	Total in MS63-65
	12,507,654	484	$1191	604	$1225	246	$1256	1334

*1943 was a bullion issue that did not have a denomination assigned to the coin, yet it has the lowest mintage of all 50 Pesos.

By looking at the above data we believe that potential in these gorgeous and collectable coins is easily seen. We are not arguing that U.S. twenties are not rare, but rather that Mexican 50 Pesos may be just as rare or rarer than many of the twenties that bring well into the thousands of dollars each. True, many of the Mexican coins have not been graded, but they also spent many more years in circulation than the U.S. Saint Gaudens because the Saints were recalled as money by the U.S. government in 1933. We believe that as time passes and more 50 Pesos are graded the population data will show that high grade Mexican 50 Pesos are rare. And with the U.S. twenty being just shy of one ounce contained gold and the Mexican 50 Peso being OVER 1.2 ounces of contained gold, the Mexican 50 Peso is a great vehicle for buying and owning gold.

This may be your opportunity to begin a collection of beautiful Mexican 50 Pesos while the prices are still on the ground floor! In addition to the 50 Pesos, we will also offer other great Mexican gold coins on our Mexican Gold page.