Mexico 1957 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was minted in Mexico City to commemorate the centennial of the constitution of 1857 (hence the bust of Benito Juarez). The type was minted in small numbers compared to the ten pesos of 1955-56 and 1960 and is comparatively scarce. It was accompanied by a gold medal struck to the standard of the ten pesos of 1905-20.

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: 28.88 g, .900 fine silver, .835 troy oz ASW, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 475.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1954 5 pesos
• 1956 10 pesos
• 1957 10 centavos
• 1957 50 centavos
• 1957 peso Juarez
• 1957 (10 pesos)
• 1960 10 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1957
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905