2025 Mexico 1/20 oz Silver Libertad MS-70 PCGS (FDI)

• Contains 1/20 oz of .999 fine silver.
• Limited mintage of only 200 coins.
• Each coin is encapsulated in a PCGS holder and graded Mint State 70 with a First Day of Issue designation. The holder also features an exclusive green label.
• Obverse: Displays the national seal of Mexico along with the country’s official name in Spanish, “Estados Unidos Mexicanos.”
• Reverse: Features Winged Victory in the foreground with the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl in the background.
• Guaranteed by Banco de México.

This fractional Silver Libertad combines certified condition with one of the lowest mintages of the series. Add the 2025 1/20 oz Silver Libertad MS 70 PCGS First Day of Issue coin to your collection.

2025 Libertad Release
The 2025 Libertad coin release is historic due to its extremely low mintages and the complete absence of gold coins—a first for the series. In stark contrast to previous years, where the 1 oz silver BU Libertad often had mintages over 300,000 (e.g., ~437,000 in 2021), the 2025 version is limited to just 500 coins. Other sizes are equally scarce: the 5 oz BU silver Libertad is limited to 200 coins, and the ¼ oz BU version to only 100 coins. These unprecedented lows have made 2025 one of the rarest Libertad years ever, with collector demand and secondary market prices expected to surge accordingly.

Mexican Silver Libertads
The Silver Libertad occupies a distinctive place among modern bullion coins produced in the Americas. While many government issued bullion coins are struck primarily in a single size, the Libertad series includes a broad range of weights. Silver Libertads are produced in 1/20 oz, 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 5 oz and 1 kilo formats, all struck in .999 fine silver.

This range of sizes allows collectors to pursue the series at multiple price points while maintaining consistent design elements. Despite these various denominations, the Silver Libertad generally has lower mintages than widely distributed bullion coins such as the American Silver Eagle or Canadian Silver Maple Leaf. Those smaller mintages have contributed to the Libertad’s reputation as a collectible bullion series.

The reverse design references a well known legend tied to the volcanoes shown behind the Winged Victory statue. According to a pre Columbian story, the warrior Popocatépetl fell in love with Iztaccíhuatl, the daughter of a king. The king allowed the marriage on the condition that the warrior prove himself in battle. During the campaign, a rival falsely claimed that Popocatépetl had died. Grief overcame Iztaccíhuatl and she passed away before his return.

When Popocatépetl came back victorious and learned what had happened, he carried her body to the mountains and laid her to rest upon a peak shaped like a sleeping woman. Overcome with sorrow, he remained nearby to watch over her. The two mountains that bear their names still overlook the Valley of Mexico, and their forms appear in the design of the Silver Libertad.

Mexican Mint
La Casa de Moneda de México, known as the Mexican Mint, has produced the Silver Libertad since the series began in 1982. The institution itself has a much longer history. It was established in 1535 by Spanish viceroy Antonio de Mendoza under the authority of the Spanish Crown, making it the oldest mint in the Americas.

Over the centuries the mint produced widely circulated coins such as the silver 8 Reales and later the Mexican peso. These coins traveled throughout global trade networks across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The long tradition of silver coinage at the Mexican Mint ultimately led to the creation of the modern Silver Libertad series.