I've been going through the world coins I own to organize and label pieces correctly. I'm looking for help identifying the date variety of this Mexican 1975 1 Peso Type 8 coin. I was looking at the web site linked to below and trying to figure out my coin from these images but I'm uncertain what I have. I'm also curious about the reference to "Bead: squares" and "Knot: yes" as mentioned on this site. http://normansherlock.wixsite.com/un-peso (edited by request) I appreciate any help with, what I suppose to be, a simple query. Detail: Any suggestions for preferred reference books (in English) on Mexican coinage that would be the equivalent to a Yeoman Red Book would also be appreciated. :smile
Just giving this thread/question a bump again today. Thanks for the views for those who stopped by. :smile
Krispy it appears to be the square beads, short date,knot variety. Reading the post at first, I thought you were seeing 8 varieties for 1975, but the site only has 2, same with my reference material. Not sure if I answered your question. Jim
Thanks Jim. I do think you may have answered this for me. I wasn't meaning to imply that many varieties of dates but rather of the Peso coin (pattern?). I assume the knot is that of the cloth tied over Morelos' head and positioned at the back of his neck.
Yes, that is the knot. I must apologize for skipping over the thread, but I knew that I didn't know 8 different varieties of the '75 I am curious as to why they had so many styles for the years. Jim
I was mainly utilizing Coin World's latest World Coins: Mexican Coin Values guide and going by how they break down the 1 Peso coin into nine separate types: • 1910-1914 Caballito .9027 Silver, 39 mm - Type 1 • 1918-1919 Liberty Cap .800 Silver, 34 mm - Type 2 • 1920-1945 Liberty Cap .720 Silver, 34mm - Type 3 • 1947-1949 Morelos Facing Right .500 Silver, 32 mm - Type 4 • 1950 Morelos Facing Left .300 Silver, 32 mm - Type 5 • 1957 Constitution .100 Silver, 34.5 mm - Type 6 • 1957-1967 Morelos Facing Right .100 Silver, 34.5 mm - Type 7 • 1970-1983 Morelos Facing Left Cu-Ni, 27.5 mm - Type 8 • 1984-1987 Morelos Facing Right Stainless Steel, 24.5 mm - Type 9 As if it weren't bad enough that the silver composition kept being reduced and flip-flopping portrait kept changing over the last century, between 1970, 1975 - 1983 there are an insane amount of date varieties. With the complexity of this, I just came here seeking advice to get to the root of what I needed a bit of help with. :smile ...and this doesn't even get into the modern New Pesos or any others. I'd like to find a decent book that only covers Mexican coinage like the US coins are handled in the Red Book for easier reference, without having to buy a huge World Coins catalog. Thanks again. :thumb:
I have in my library Mexican Revolutionary Coinage by Guthrie and Bothamley, but just checked Amazon and used is $248 Condition Grading of Mexico's Modern Coins- by Ulan Amazon-out of print A guide book of Mexican Coins by Buttrey and Hubbard, Amazon has different editions, organized like the old red books. Standard catalog of Mexican coins, paper money and medals by Vogt Amazon '86 edition $85 I like the last one best. I am glad I found these at local sales over 20 years ago, while they were still available Jim
Yes, for some reason books on Mexican coins and Currency that I come across demand quite high prices. I'm sure they are worth the price, even more so if you can locate them used for less than retail. I will run some of those titles through Google Books to see if any are digitized yet... there's a lot on there that's quite useful. Thanks for the info! :thumb: edit: I guess I might have some luck consulting the ANA library as well... Example title found on Google Books: The Mexican revolutionary coinage, 1913-1916 By Howland Wood, American Numismatic Society
A few I have Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money by Don and Lois Bailey. I recommend. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...w?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1421945084&sr=1-1 Buttrey and Hubbard's guide book of Mexican Coins. Just like the Red Book, look for out of date issues and pick one up cheap. Guthrie-Bothanley's Mexican Revolutionary Coinage. I found this "like new" on Amazon about a year ago for $40. I got a steal on this one Most used is a DVD version of the 2013 Krause Mexico Coins and prices. This covers just about everything from The Spanish Colonies to 2009. Ready reference right on my desktop.
Your 1975 Peso is short date with square beads. It has the knot as well. The "beads" are the decorations running along the upper edge of the collar. Some are round, some square, with variations. These Pesos are exciting, I mean all of the Pesos in the series. I have an open 8 which I really prize.
What is this peso worth these days? I'm not a collector but if I find odd coins or interesting items I hang onto them and I've had a coin for years just because it was different but never thought to check it's value and now I'm just curious. Thanks for any replies!!
It's worth only what a collector would pay. In that condition I'd pay a few cents. I get them all the time in pounds of coins. I sell most of my Mexican coins like that for 1 dollar a pound to my local coin shop. He pays 3 per pound for everything else
