Mexico 2004 2 pesos

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from the Stonecat Collection
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This specimen is one of a type issued since 1996 as part of the reform of the Mexican peso (a previous version had stated "N$2"). When it was introduced, one dollar was about three pesos; today (December 2024), US$1 = 20.6 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 89,496,000.

Specification: 5.19 g, bimetallic (aluminum bronze center in a stainless steel ring), 23 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 604.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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