Mexico 2004 10 pesos KM-796

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a series issued by the Mexico City mint to honor each of the Mexican states, this one being for Michoacan. The program was modeled on the U. S. Mint's state quarter program and was quite popular. The first series, featuring the arms of each state, was issued in reverse alphabetical order, starting with Zacatecas. It was also issued as a bimetallic gold/silver commemorative. The second series, commencing in 2005, featured state animals, monuments, heroes, etc. The coins are the same weight and diameter as the bimetallic fifty pesos of 1993-95 (KM 571).

Recorded mintage: 10,000, all proof.

Specification: 31.104 g, .999 fine silver, 1.00 troy oz ASW, 39.9 mm diameter, segmented reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 796.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 2001 10 pesos, "AÑO 2001"
• 2003 100 pesos Veracruz
• 2004 onza
• 2004 100 pesos Morelos
• 2004 100 pesos Tabasco
• 2004 100 pesos Tamaulipas
• 2006 100 pesos Guanajuato
• 2010 5 pesos Hidalgo
• Coins and currency dated 2004
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date