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Does anyone know what kind of Mexican coinage this is?

piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
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Came across these and dont know anything about them. They look like Mexican Dollars. I know nothing about foreign coins. Does anyone know what they are and if you do can you tell by the pics if they are genuine or not? How much are they supposed to weigh, what are they made of? How much are they worth in the condition they're in if they are genuine? As you can probably tell, any help would be greatly appreciated. If i'm not on the right forum for this, I apologize, what one should it be on? Thank you



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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Both are Mexican 8 reales, both minted at the Mexico City mint (M with the o above).

    Both appear to have seen time in Asia as trade coinage. My understanding is that Mexican 8 reales were more popular in Asia as trade coinage then the US trade dollars were.

    Not my area of world coinage so no opinion on value or authenticity. There are others here who can give better opinions.
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  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    alright...thank you, that's starting point. Anyone else care to offer some help? tia.
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
  • LancastercoinLancastercoin Posts: 251
    Can't be 100% from pics of course, but both look genuine to me. Not sure what these sell for on the bay, but I generally pay $25-$35 for these (I have one in inventory right now for sale at $40).
  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    The 1807 is going for around $45 and the 1799 for as much as $82. Done a little more research and the '99 isnt weighing right. Is the '99 supposed to weigh 26.9 grams. Mine only weighs 24.7. Scale is claibrated right. Cant imagine low grade, low value stuff like this was faked???
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
  • LancastercoinLancastercoin Posts: 251
    $45 for the one is reasonable, but $82 will buy a much higher grade coin than either one pictured here. Both are common dates for the type. The low weight could indicate a false coin, but being buried or in seawater for long periods will cause a silver coin to shed weight - I wouldn't damn the coin because of that alone.
  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    That's what I thought too,,,or even just from heavy use in commerce. I'm taking them to someone who'll know for sure Monday. Thanks to all for your help, I appreciate it.
    To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
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