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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1979167, member: 42773&quot;]Well, you guys certainly have some exquisite stuff. Meanwhile, I picked up a handful of junk bin coins for a dollar apiece, but they&#039;re not bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]352730[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mexico, 5 Centavos, 1943</p><p>Bronze, 6.5g, 25.5mm, 1.75mm, 6h; Mexico City: 1942-1955.</p><p><i>Obverse:</i> ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS; National Arms (Eagle on cactus facing left with snake in beak above wreath), inscription in semicircle above.</p><p><i>Reverse:</i> CINCO CENTAVOS; Bust of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez left; M // 1943.</p><p>Reference: KM#424.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefa_Ortiz_de_Dom%C3%ADnguez" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefa_Ortiz_de_Dom%C3%ADnguez" rel="nofollow">María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez-Girón</a></b>, popularly known as <b>Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez</b> or <i><b>La Corregidora</b></i> (April 19, 1773 – March 2, 1829) was an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fought for independence against Spain, in the early 19th century. She was married to Miguel Domínguez, <i>corregidor</i> of the city of Querétaro, hence her nickname.&quot; --wiki</p><p><br /></p><p>1942 is the key date in this series, with only 900k minted, but for a buck this isn&#039;t a bad type coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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