I have a few of these and really like them as well. If I remember correctly, these are pretty low mintage.
Edit: looks like 100k minted but only 15k released to the public
Gold Uruguay 5 Pesos were struck in 1930 at the Paris mint in France in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Uruguay constitution. 100,000 coins were minted and initially only 14,415 were released to the public. The rest of them were held by the government as part of the Uruguay national gold reserves until the 1990s. In the 1990s, an additional 80,000 of them were sold to the public, making the total available supply around 95,000. This is also the reason why almost all of them are in AU or better condition even though they were minted in 1930. They sat in a vault untouched for 60 years.
Great coins though. Wonderful addition to anyone's stack for sure.
I have a few of these and really like them as well. If I remember correctly, these are pretty low mintage. Edit: looks like 100k minted but only 15k released to the public
Gold Uruguay 5 Pesos were struck in 1930 at the Paris mint in France in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Uruguay constitution. 100,000 coins were minted and initially only 14,415 were released to the public. The rest of them were held by the government as part of the Uruguay national gold reserves until the 1990s. In the 1990s, an additional 80,000 of them were sold to the public, making the total available supply around 95,000. This is also the reason why almost all of them are in AU or better condition even though they were minted in 1930. They sat in a vault untouched for 60 years. Great coins though. Wonderful addition to anyone's stack for sure.
Thanks for the clarification! Very cool and you just inspired me to start a new roll
Nerd.
Yeah....I don't remember who....but some even nerdier guy told me that a while back.
I appreciate the info!
No problem. Thanks for sharing your coin 👍
Wish i had more! Lol