1982 is the Silver Libertad's launch year, introducing the Angel of Independence obverse and the historically dense coat-of-arms reverse — a design that's stayed constant ever since. As a 1 oz-only coin from an era before fractional and large-format sizes existed (those came in 1991 and 1996 respectively), a 1982 Libertad is both a first-year piece and, definitionally, one of the simpler single-size early issues in the run.
First-year Libertads carry collector interest similar to any first-year bullion coin, compounded by the series' generally lower mintages compared to the American and Canadian programs — expect a real premium over a random later common date, not just a token one.
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Start tracking freeIt's scarcer than most later common dates due to lower original mintage and age, carrying genuine first-year collector interest, though not typically framed as a single dramatic key date.
1 oz only — fractional sizes weren't introduced until 1991, and large-format sizes (2 oz, 5 oz, kilo) not until 1996.