United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting

United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting - Ten Centavos

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1863,1868-1870

Weight 2.707 grams; 0.903 fine silver.

1867-1869

Reverse design changed to cap and rays.

1869-1897

Reverse design changed to wreath.

1898-1905

Coins struck in 0.903 fine silver.
Restyled standing eagle.

1905-1914

Weight 2.5 grams; 0.903 fine silver.

1919

Weight 1.8125 grams; 0.8 fine silver.
Diameter: 15 mm.

1919-1921,1935

Coins struck in bronze.

1925-1935

Weight 1.66 grams; 0.72 fine silver.

1936-1946

Coins struck in copper-nickel.

1955-1967

Coins struck in bronze.
Reverse depicts Benito Juarez.

1974-1980

Coins struck in copper-nickel.
Reverse depicts an ear of corn.

1992-2003

Coins struck in stainless steel.

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References:
- 1994 Standard Catalog of World Coins, by Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler, 1993.
- 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins, by Colin R. Bruce II, 2005.

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