Mexico 1960 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was minted in Mexico City to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the struggle for independence (hence the bust of Miguel Hidalgo, martyr of the struggle for independence from Spain) and the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolution (hence the bust of Francisco Madero). The type was extensively saved and is readily available but recent rises in the price of silver have increased the price of this coin.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 28.88 g, 0.900 fine silver, .835 troy oz ASW, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 476.

Source:

• Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1957 10 pesos
• 1959 5 pesos
• 1959 gold 10 pesos, restrike
• 1960 centavo
• 1960 5 centavos, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
• 1960 20 centavos, Teotihuacán
• 1960 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1960
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905