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Collectible silver old coin 1958 one peso Mo Mexico (NGC GRADED MS64)
| Issuer | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Period | United Mexican States (1905-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1957-1967 |
| Value | 1 Peso (1 MXP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
| Composition | Billon (.100 silver) |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Diameter | 34.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 3550 |
| References | KM# 459, Schön# 53 |
Country name (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) in a semicircle over the Mexican coat of arms: a Mexican golden eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. At the base of the cactus there is a holm oak (encino) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other. Denomination and year at the bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
·UN PESO 1961·
Translation:
United Mexican States
·One Peso 1961·
Jose Morelos portrait facing right
NOTE: Mintmark Mo to left of head
Script: Latin
Lettering:
O
M
Plain with lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering: INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD
Translation: Independence and Liberty
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| Mo | Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
Coin composition Silver (.100) and Brass (.900), so this would rather be called a brass coin, but still 1.6 gram of silver is worth more than 14.4 grams of brass.
The exact composition of those coins is .700 Copper, .100 Nickel, .100 Zinc and .100 Silver.
