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Quite a history and apparently some people like the deep dive. This is from ATS in 2007, a poster named Roman: Mexico Gold Token Overview Mexican gold tokens began being produced in 1949 and continue… (View Post)

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:) Someone brought in a run of Mexican gold. You know the thing: 50 peso, 20 peso, 10, 5, and 2. But also this. It's a Maximilian token--a very tiny gold token. Part of a Mexican tradition, wher… (View Post)

You'd think that. But melting circulating 92.5% pure "sterling" silver coins to make hollowware (cups, mugs, plates, bowls, etc), was so prevalent, resulting in constant coin shortages… (View Post)