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Identify Mexican Coin?
Can anybody identify the denomination and type of this mexican coin I received?
An image of the front is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex01.jpg An image of the back is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex02.jpg Thanks |
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1 Peso Minted before the introduction of the New Peso
Richard "One tuza" wrote in message ... Can anybody identify the denomination and type of this mexican coin I received? An image of the front is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex01.jpg An image of the back is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex02.jpg Thanks |
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One tuza wrote:
Can anybody identify the denomination and type of this mexican coin I received? An image of the front is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex01.jpg An image of the back is at http://www.geocities.com/leveronj/mex02.jpg Thanks Its an (old) one peso coin. The obverse is Jose Morelos y Pavon, a leader in Mexico's war of independence from Spain. The reverse is the national symbol of Mexico, an eagle with a snake on a cactus. They were made of copper-nickel, up until 1984, when they started using stainless steel. Yours is 1985, so it's steel. I think the old pesos were demonetized, but its value would be 1/1000 of a new peso, or around 0.01 US cents. Its numismatic value is a bit higher, but its not a rare coin. |
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