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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Peter T Davis, post: 1705146, member: 1&quot;]Are you sure it&#039;s dated 1862?&nbsp; Collect89 is correct that the coin you have pictured is a KM396.&nbsp; But, KM396 was not minted in 1862.&nbsp; It would be easier if you could get us a pic of the actual coin you&#039;re talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone who doesn&#039;t know, the 1860s were an interesting time in Mexico.&nbsp; The French took advantage of the Civil War going on in America to try to install a monarchy in Mexico.&nbsp; Normally, the US wouldn&#039;t have stood by while this was happening but we were a bit busy at the time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As a result, the numismatic history of Mexico is somewhat complex from 1862 to 1867 as well.&nbsp; I&#039;m not even sure that a 5 Centavo coin was minted at the Mexico City mint at all during those years.&nbsp; If OP has a KM396 from 1862 I&#039;d like to see it!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, after the Civil War in the US came to an end, all it took was for the US Army to deploy about 50,000 troops to the Rio Grande and the French threw down their guns and fled.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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