Mexican coin question need info

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Murillo, Jun 18, 2020.

  1. Murillo

    Murillo Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone, been going through some old Mexican coins and I came across a couple of these old coins and was wondering can anyone tell me what the letters and numbers mean on the back of these coins which are located above the 10?

    Would appreciate any info on these coins you can give me
    Thank you
     

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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    The mintmark and the purity of the silver. You can google the rest and figure it out yourself :)
     
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  4. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    The 1879 HOA is an Km 403.6 Rare find
    The 1888 CAM is a Km 403.1 299,000 minted
    Im thinking the 902.7 is silver content.
    These are the Republic of Mexico coins rare low mintages
     
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  5. NPCoin

    NPCoin Resident Imbecile

    The letters are the mint mark and the 902,7 is the silver purity of the coin (.9027 pure).

    Ho A - Hermosillo Mint, Mintmaster Jesus Acosta

    Ca M - Chihuahua Mint, Mintmaster Manuel Merino

    The second one is rather hard to tell, but it looks like 1890:
    Go RS - Guanajuato Mint, Mintmaster Rosendo Sandoval
     
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  6. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Bottom two, you can place in your silver pile. :D
     
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  7. Murillo

    Murillo Well-Known Member

    Thank you! Appreciate your information
     
  8. Murillo

    Murillo Well-Known Member

    Truly appreciate your information! Thank you
     
  9. Murillo

    Murillo Well-Known Member

    Thank very much for the information, these are really interesting coins, have lots more to look up.
     
  10. Murillo

    Murillo Well-Known Member

    Really appreciate the information Thank you!
     
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  11. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Your very welcome
     
  12. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    As an FYI I sold a bunch of these on eBay a few months ago and they consistently realize a lot more than their book value would suggest. I was getting rid of the lower quality coins in my collection yet still getting $5-$10 for 5 and 10 centavos coins that the book showed as basically $2 coins.
     
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