A very rare 1714 Mexican gold coin, known as the Presentation 8 Escudos, could sell for between US$200,000 and US$400,000 at a live auction on Aug. 6 in Las Vegas. The coin was believed to be ...

The coins, 37 mm (1.46 inches) in diameter, have a gold fineness of 0.900, or 90% purity. The same Casa de Moneda branch was also broken into last year while the building was being renovated ...

Members of private security during a security operation after armed robbers stole gold coins worth more than $2 million, outside Casa de Moneda in Mexico City, August 6, 2019.

Armed robbers in Mexico steal $2.5m in gold coins The coins have a face value of 50 pesos, but trade for 31,500 pesos ($1,610) apiece, according to Mexican bank Banorte.

Armed robbers have stolen commemorative gold coins worth more than $2m (£1.6m) from Mexico's mint. Two men threatened guards at a branch of the Casa de Moneda in Mexico City before grabbing more ...

A one kilo blank gold coin is polished at the Mexican Mint, also known as Casa de Moneda, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Photo by Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg.

The gold centennial coin was minted for the first time in 1921 to commemorate the first 100 years of Mexican independence. While production was discontinued in 1931, it resumed in 1943 due to ...

MEXICO CITY — Armed robbers broke into a Mexican government coin manufacturer on Tuesday and filled a backpack with more than $2 million worth of gold coins from a vault that had been left open, ...