Mexico 1977 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The stress of inflation in the 1980's as Mexico squandered her oil bonanza caused many coin types to come and go. This type was struck 1974-77. It was modified in 1978 to increase the weight to 11.5 g. Miguel Hidalgo appears on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: 79,620,000.

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 30.5 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 477.1

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.

Link to:

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• 1977 peso, copper-nickel
• 1977 5 pesos, Guadalupe Victoria
• 1977 100 pesos, Morelos
• 1978 10 pesos, Hidalgo
• Coins and currency dated 1977
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905