Going thru alot of Mexican coins what should I be looking for?

holeinone1972

I know zero about Mexican coins. What things I should be looking for?


Rob

clarkbar04

I personally would look for coins struck from the Culican mint, as they are often times more rare than other mints, of course depending on the series and year. Look for a Cn mintmark. If they are more modern in nature (after ~1910) then this does not apply.

theboz11

<< <i>I know zero about Mexican coins. What things I should be looking for?


Rob >>



BOOKS! Rob, A guide book of Mexican coins would be a nice place to start.

holeinone1972

Well books is the answer, but I have almost no interest in these. I do not collect, hoard or accumulate world coins. But my father did. I am just wondering for a few basics, before I dump these coins to a local dealer.


I did pull out the silver pesos, but other than that I have zero clue.

Blackhawk

Don't dump them on the local dealer. I'm sure that you'd get more if you sold them to a board member who collects. Put a price on the lot that you think is fair and sell it here or trade for something that you collect.

TwoKopeiki

If you haven't gotten an answer by the time I get home from work tonight, I'll post the list of keys from "Decimal Coins of Mexico".

holeinone1972

Does anyone know much about a medal with Torre Latin o Americana on it.. size between a nickel and a quarter.

reverse (I guess) has Mirador Mexico D.F. on it

Obverse picture of a tower kindof a bronzy goldish type planchet

Rob

TwoKopeiki

Let's see... I'll include the lowest few mintages for some issues below for 1900-1963. If anyone has any other types to add - please don't hesitate.

One Centavo - Small Bronze, Regular Coinage 1899-1905

Year Mint Mintage Variety

1899 Mexico 51,000
1901 Culiacan 220,000
1904 Culiacan 147,500 4 over 3
1905 Culiacan 110,000

One Centavo - Reduced-Size Coinage, 1915

1915 Mexico 179,048 Authorized by the General Zapata while he was in temporary control of Mexico City during a part of 1915.

One Centavo - Regular Size Bronze Resumed, 1916-1949

1916 Mexico 500,000

Two Centavos - Regular Bronze, 1905-1906

1905 Mexico 50,000

Two Centavos - Regular Size Resumed, 1920-1941

1922 Mexico ---- Very Rare
1924 Mexico 750,000
1929 Mexico 250,000

Silver Five Centavos - Restyled Eagle, 1898-1905

1898 Culiacan 44,000
1898 Mexico 80,000
1899 Zacatecas 50,000
1900 Zacatecas 55,000
1901 Zacatecas 40,000
1902 Zacatecas 34,000
1905 Zacatecas 46,000

Nickel Five Centavos - Pure Nickel, Regular Coinage 1905-1914

1912 Mexico 420,000

Five Centavos - Regular Bronze, 1914-1935

1919 Mexico 400,000
1924 Mexico 780,000
1931 Mexico ---------- extremely rare

Ten Centavos - Restyled Eagle, 1898-1905

1898 Culiacan 9,870
1899 Culiacan 79,700
1901 Mexico 80,000
1901 Zacatecas 70,000
1905 Zacatecas 66,250

Twenty Centavos - Restyled Eagle Type, Regular Coinage 1898-1905

1899 Culiacan 44,200
1900 Culiacan 67,950
1900 Guanajuato 37,500
1900 Zacatecas 96,750
1902 Culiacan 97,500
1903 Culiacan 92,500
1905 Zacatecas 59,000

Fifty Centavos - Regular Silver Coinage, 1905-1918

1908 Mexico 488,000
1916 Mexico 480,000

Fifty Centavos - .720 Resumed, 1937-1945

1938 Mexico 100,000
1942 Mexico 800,000

Silver One Peso - Liberty on Horseback ("Caballito") 1910-1914

1912 Mexico 322,000
1914 Mexico 120,000

Silver Five Pesos - Regular Issue Hidalgo, 1951-1954

1954 Mexico 30,000

Whew, that took a while to type-up. The rest of the issues appear to be more-or-less common.

a039

TwoKopeiki, It is people like you that make this forum so great!

holeinone1972

I have a 1928 2 centavo

1890 un centavo

1887 10 centavos all I would grade vg I guess


all kinds of other crap. LOL

Is there an online guide anywhere kind of like a redbook, or pcgs price guide.

Rob

TwoKopeiki

Thanks, Mark. I have always believed in sharing of information.

holeinone1972 - you can always pick-up Standard Catalog Of World Coins 1901-present by Krause for your 20th Century pieces, and 1801-1900 for your 19th Century ones. However, those are pretty pricey, especially if you're only looking to attribute a hand-full of coins. You can probably check your local library, as well, to see if they have a copy, or I would even recommend using eBay to look at past sales - that might give you some idea of the price.