Mexico 1978 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The circulation issue of 1970-83 is common but the proofs, struck 1983 only, are scarce. Open and closed "8" varieties exist for the date. This one honors a hero of the war of independence, José Morelos.

Recorded mintage: 208,300,000 closed 8 plus 55,140,000 open 8.

Specification: 9 g, copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-496.

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:

• 1977 peso, Morelos
• 1978 10 centavos
• 1978 20 centavos, Madero
• 1978 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1978 5 pesos
• 1978 10 pesos
• 1978 100 pesos
• 1979 peso, copper-nickel
• Coins and currency dated 1978
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905