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pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
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I picked this up in a bullion auction lot. I thought it was a peso since it said peso on it (knowing nothing about mexican coins), but when I ebayed pesos from that year, this doesn't appear to be on. Can anyone tell me what it is?

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's a Mexican 1 Onza, or Onza Troy de Plata Pura - similar to U.S. silver eagle, it's Mexican silver 1 oz bullion coin.

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  • goldboygoldboy Posts: 463
    Usually if you know the date, country or the denomination you can almost always find a pictorial match here. Be sure to search several of the listings matching the denomination as sometimes the actual names may be different (as is the case here).
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  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    Oh, okay. I have to admit, I was being a tad lazy after a long, hot day.

    I thought the Mexican bullion coins were libertads?
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I thought the Mexican bullion coins were libertads? >>



    I'm not into the bullion issues, but I believe the "Nike" design (libertads) replaced the one above in 1981.

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  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    Gotcha - thanks y'all!
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The word "peso" means "weight" in Spanish, in addition to its being used as a coin denomination.

    I'm not saying this doesn't have a denomination of one peso (I don't know, since I am unfamiliar with the type), but in this particular context, "PESO 33.625 GRAMOS" would simply translate to, "WEIGHT 33.625 GRAMS".

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  • mrpotatoheaddmrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭
    Onzas were minted in four years- 1949, 1978, 1979 and 1980. They're bullion issues, and have no defined face value.
  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Supposedly the 1949 Onzas did circulate as coins for a while.

    I have one which is definitely circulated.

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  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    Pretty cool image I didn't know that about peso, LordM; I took french in school.
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