8 Escudos - 1857 - M^o

KM-383.9 - 27,07 g

The obverse has the Liberty hat on a pole over an arm writing in the LEY (Law) book.  At the top is the Spanish legend LA LIBERTAD EN LA LEY (Liberty in the Law).  At the bottom is the denomination 8 E, the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City mint), the date 1857, the assayer's initials G.F., and 21Q denoting the gold fineness.  The reverse has the national arms and the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic). 

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8 Escudos - 1862 - G^o

KM-383.7 - 27,07 g

The obverse has the Liberty hat on a pole over an arm writing in the LEY (Law) book.  At the top is the Spanish legend LA LIBERTAD EN LA LEY (Liberty in the Law).  At the bottom is the denomination 8 E, the mintmark G^o (for the Guanajuato mint), the date 1862, the assayer's initials Y.E,, and 21Q denoting the gold fineness.  The reverse has the national arms and the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic). 

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MEXICAN EMPIRE

MODERN FANTASY TOKEN - 1865

0,49 g - 10 mm

This token was made about 1965 in Mexico. It has an image of Emperor Maximilian with the legend MAXIMILIANO EMPERADOR. The reverse has a crowned eagle with IMPERIO MEXICANO around the top half and a wreath around the bottom half with a date 1865 below the eagle.

The token is smaller than the 1 Peso pieces and weighs about 30% of a peso coin. There are several versions of this FANTASY piece that are being sold on eBay by unscrupulous dealers. Some of the more recent ones are hideously amateurish in their obverse design such as this one:

The reverse has a 333 that probably denotes the gold fineness which means this piece has no more the €2 (or two U.S. dollars) of gold. Yet, these FANTASIES are selling in the range of €40 to €50!

This item is purely a fabrication, it is not a coin nor is it a replica of a coin. It is merely a figment of someone's imagination and the pity of it all is that many people are purchasing this item thinking it is a coin. One dealer on eBay who sells the amateurish design always keeps the bidders' IDs private so as to prevent honest dealers from disclosing these facts to the unwary bidders (interestingly, most of his auctions on real numismatic items do not have IDs hidden!)

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MEXICAN REPUBLIC

20 Pesos - 1872 - CH

KM-414.1 - 33,84 g - 34 mm

Mintage - 995

The obverse has the Liberty cap snd balance scales with the word LEY (Law). The legend has the mintmark CH (for Chuhuahua), rge assayer's initial M, the denomination VIENTE PESOS (20 Pesos), and the fineness .876. The reverse has theMexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1872 at the bottom.  

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1 Peso - 1896 - M^o

KM-410.5 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 7.166 (incl. both Assayer B and M)

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1896 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial M, the gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City mint) above.

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1 Peso - 1897/6 - G^o

KM-410.3 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 4.280

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1897 with a very prominent 6 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial R (for Rosendo Sandoval), the gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark G^o (for the Guanajuto mint) above.

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1 Peso - 1896 - M^o

KM-410.5 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 7.168 (both assayers)

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1896 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial M, the gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City mint) above.

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1 Peso - 1897 - M^o

KM-410.5 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 5.131

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1897 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial M, the gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City mint) above.

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1 Peso - 1901 - Cⁿ

KM-410.2 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 2.350

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1901 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial Q for Jesus S. Quiroz), the gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark Cⁿ (for the Culiacan mint) above.

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1 Peso - 1904 - M^o

KM-410.5 - 1,69 g

Mintage - 9.845

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) at the top and the date 1904 at the bottom.  The reverse has the denomination 1 PESO within a wreath and the assayer initial M, the  gold fineness 0.875 and the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City) above.

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MEXICAN UNITED STATES

5 Pesos - 1906 - M^o 

KM-464  - 4,17 g

Mintage - 4,638M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the bust of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (b1953-d1811) encircled by the denomination CINCO PESOS, the mintmark M for the Mexico City mint, and the date 1906. Hidalgo was a Catholic parish priest who was one of the leaders of the war for independence that started in 1810. Later he was promoted to Captain General. He was ambushed in 1811and executed a few months later. This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1955 to 1972.

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10 Pesos - 1908 - M^o 

KM-473  - 8,33 g

Mintage - 0,890M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the bust of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (b1953-d1811) encircled by the denomination DIEZ PESOS, the mintmark M for the Mexico City mint, and the date 1908. Hidalgo was a Catholic parish priest who was one of the leaders of the war for independence that started in 1810. Later he was promoted to Captain General. He was ambushed in 1811and executed a few months later. 

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2 Pesos - 1945 - M^o

KM-461  - 1,67 g

Mintage - 5,130M

The obverse has the Mexican arms with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the denomination DOS PESOS within a wreath with the date 1945 above and the mintmark M^o (for the Mexico City mint) at the bottom. date 1945. This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1951 to 1972.

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2½ Pesos - 1945 - M^o

KM-463  - 2,08 g 

Mintage - 5,205M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the bust of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (b1953-d1811) encircled by the denomination DOS Y MEDIA PESOS * and the date 1945. Hidalgo was a Catholic parish priest who was one of the leaders of the war for independence that started in 1810. Later he was promoted to Captain General. He was ambushed in 1811and executed a few months later. This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1951 to 1972.

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5 Pesos - 1955 - M^o 

KM-464  - 4,17 g

Mintage - 1,815M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the bust of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (b1953-d1811) encircled by the denomination CINCO PESOS, the mintmark M for the Mexico City mint, and the date 1955. Hidalgo was a Catholic parish priest who was one of the leaders of the war for independence that started in 1810. Later he was promoted to Captain General. He was ambushed in 1811and executed a few months later. This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1955 to 1972.

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10 Pesos - 1959 - M^o 

KM-473  - 8,33 g

Mintage - 1,005M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the bust of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (b1953-d1811) encircled by the denomination DIEZ PESOS, the mintmark M for the Mexico City mint, and the date 1959. Hidalgo was a Catholic parish priest who was one of the leaders of the war for independence that started in 1810. Later he was promoted to Captain General. He was ambushed in 1811and executed a few months later. This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1961 to 1972.

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20 Pesos - 1959 - M^o 

KM-478  - 16,67 g 

Mintage - 1,171M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a small wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The date 1959 is to the right of the eagle.  The reverse has the Aztec Calendar Stone encircled by the denomination VIENTE PESOS and the gold content 15 Gr ORO PURO (15 grams pure gold). This date's coins are mostly restrikes that were minted from 1960 to 1971.

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50 Pesos - 1945 - M^o 

KM-481  - 41,67 g

Mintage - 1,012M

The obverse has the Mexican arms within a small wreath with the Spanish legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Mexican United States) around the top. The reverse has the Liberty Statue with the denomination 50 PESOS to the right, the gold content 37,5 G. ORO PURO (37,5 grams of pure gold),  and the dates 1821 to the left and 1945 to the right. 

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