Mexico 1995 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1993, as part of the coinage reform, the Mexican government attempted once again to circulate silver coins. Ten, twenty and fifty pesos were issued. To discourage hoarding and melting, the mint made them bimetallic; sterling silver centers with aluminum bronze outer rings. The ten pesos had one-sixth ounce of silver, the twenty pesos had a quarter ounce and the fifty pesos had a half ounce. These were minted 1993-95 and instantaneously and completely hoarded. In 1996, the ten pesos was converted to a copper-nickel-zinc center (KM 616) and the other two denominations abandoned.

Recorded mintage: 15,000,000 plus 6,981 proofs.

Specification: 11.18 g, aluminum-bronze outer ring with 0.925 fine silver center, .167 troy oz ASW, 28 mm diameter, grooved edge.

Catalog reference: KM 553.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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