United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting

United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting - Ten Pesos

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1870-1905

Weight 16.92 grams; 0.875 fine gold.

1905-1959

Weight 8.3333 grams; 0.9 fine gold.
Reverse depicts Miguel Hidalgo.

1955-1956

Weight 28.88 grams; 0.9 fine silver.

1957

Marks the 100th anniversary of the constitution.

1960

Marks the 150th anniversary of the war of independence.

1974-1977

Coins struck in copper-nickel.
Thickness: 1.6 mm.
Reverse depicts Miguel Hidalgo.

1978-1985

Thickness: 2.3 mm.

1985-1990

Coins struck in stainless steel.
Reverse depicts Miguel Hidalgo.

1992-1995

Coins struck in aluminum-bronze ring, 0.925 silver center.
Currency reform: 1 new peso = 1000 old pesos.

1997-2002

Coins struck in brass ring, copper-nickel-brass center.
Change from "np" to just "p" (peso).

2000-2001

Coins struck in brass ring, copper-nickel center.
Millennium series.

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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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