Mexico 1950 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1950, to commemorate the opening of the railroad to the Yucatan, the Mexico City mint issued this silver five pesos. The spectacular locomotive design has made this coin a perennial favorite of collectors, so it is fortunate than it is common and readily available.

Recorded mintage: 200,000 (100,000 melted in 1968).

Specification: 27.78 g, 0.720 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 466.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

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