Dads Stuff Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Trying to get information about the value and composition of this coin. Thanks. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Trying to get information about the value and composition of this coin. Thanks. Linda This one is fairly easy as the coin itself provides the info, though in Spanish: 30 grams of .900 silver. I acquired one like this myself for about $13 (shipping included in that figure) in BU (brilliant uncirculated) earlier this year- if that helps. Not a rare coin; fairly common I believe. This specific year was minted in the tens of millions IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Saw a few of those today at a flea market. Wanted from $10-$20 depending on grade. Attractive design though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 These are known as "Cuauhtemoc"s from the name of the Aztec king depicted on the coins. I have several from 1947 and 1948. They only circulated a couple of years as Mexico devalued the Peso in 1948. Probably one of the largest and heaviest circulating coins ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whohah Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I've sold 20-30 of these to various members of law enforcement agencies around here [Deep East Texas] for use as badges. The coins are carved up and make impressive badges. It is a 'tradition' in Texas law enforcement to use a large Mexican silver piece for the badge. Next year, during the ANA's National Coin Week, I would like to set up an exhibit of the various badges that have been made for law enforcement from this County. With luck, I could probably have 15 or so of them in it. Most of them are the late-40's 5 Peso pieces; however, I do know of one US Morgan dollar as well as an 1863 8-reales piece used for badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Saw a few of those today at a flea market. Wanted from $10-$20 depending on grade. Attractive design though. Were they selling? If so I need to go to the flea market and Sell. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Maybe "whohah" can post a picture of one of his badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Were they selling? If so I need to go to the flea market and Sell. . . . Didn't seem like it. They were in old, nasty 2x2's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Maybe "whohah" can post a picture of one of his badges. I inadvertantly stumbled across this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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