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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 26140632, member: 76194&quot;]I recently started adding Mexican coins to my collection. Mexico is known for good silver coins, and they&#039;ve been striking coins for 250 years longer than the US. Mexican coins were an essential part of US commercial life in colonial times and the first 6 or 7 years of the US as an independent country as the US mint took a while to get going and US coinage production tended to be spotty (borderline anemic) for the first 30+ years of the US mint. </p><p><br /></p><p>My oldest is genuine shipwreck treasure, straight from the 1641 treasure fleet, off of the Concepción. It was recovered in 1986 and resides in a NGC shipwreck certification holder </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668653[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my first milled coin. It is a crusty pillar dollar, but straight graded as VF-35</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668651[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These are very popular amongst world collectors and I can see why. Large silver coins and very interesting design.</p><p><br /></p><p>My next one is a portrait 8R of Carlos III, graded XF-45 in an old green holder. I find the portraits in these really cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668652[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My next one is an 8R struck towards the end of the series, in 1885. The liberty cap 8R have become very popular in recent years amongst collectors and I can see why. This one is PCGS MS-63.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668654[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the 20th century, and the first one is this WWII era Peso. It is 72% silver and very lustrous. A real eye catching design. I love the eagle on the reverse of these. Resides in a PCGS MS-66 holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668655[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And last, I picked up a circulating commemorative struck in 1959 to celebrate the centennial of the birth of President Carranza. It is a very cool design, and this 5 Pesos is also a large and beefy coin. Very lovely. One million were struck and released into circulation. It is in a PCGS MS-65 holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1668657[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s it for now. Feel free to share your Mexican coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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