Mexico has an enormous numismatic legacy, with coins dating back from Spanish rule centuries ago, local coinages, revolutions and large inflation from 70's to 90's causing frequent updates to coin series.
Despite the inflation-era, the Mexican Peso was one of the more stable currencies of Latin America and circulated in many parts of the world. It was based on the Spanish 8 Reales - a large silver coin - and due to its popularity abroad it became the precursor of the US Dollar and circulated even in East Asia, making it the precursor of Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan. Yuan means 'round', which was the shape of the Spanish Dollar / Mexican Peso coin.
Mexican coins have really nice motifs, especially the 1950's to 1970's large bronze 20 centavos is famous for its design yet very easy to obtain for any collector. You can already collect quite a few Mexican coins from the bargain bin. I like the coins from before 1950, including some large silvers. From before 1870 they get pretty rare though.
In 1993, the Nuevo Peso replaced the Peso at a rate of 1000 Old Pesos to a new one. The new 10 N$ coins were bi-metallic with a silver center, a numismatic oddity. In 1996, the name nuevo was omitted and since the currency is named peso again.
Not just the 10N$ had 1/8th Silver Ounce core, but also circulated the 20 and 50N$ with 1/4 and 1/2 Silver ounce respectively. The idea was to create a pure silver ounce for the 100N$, but it never came true. This was done to halt inflation that was still being felt after the New Peso introduction, and it worked as the Peso regained trust and likeness around the globe, as by a Post-1964 coin, the silver content made it quite attractive; as it had been for several other Post-1964 Mexican coins that where still made with Silver, the latest circulating one was the 100 Pesos from 1977-79. After that all silver was commemorative, but then at 1993 the New Peso delivered silver back into the Mexican's pockets.
Anecdote:
Most people disliked the 50N$ coins because they where too big and 50 Pesos was too much money for what most people like to carry in coins. So they where quite unpopular during their period, and now the are somewhat scarce.
This carried to the 2003-2007 100$ ones, that where the same size and material as those 50N$ ones, so most people took them to banks to have them exchanged for notes! I, on the contrary, went to bank to swap my old dirty notes for the shiny coins every time I could. nly the early ones from 2003 and 2004 circulated, making them a bit more valuable as preservation isn't as good as for the following years that didn't circulate.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Цитата: jokinenHow much are those 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos worth now?
I recently paid 4 euros for a 1992 10 N$ and saw an auction of a 20N$ going over 11 euros so I did not buy that one.
If you look at Numista's sheet for each you can see that their first years are common compared to the last ones:
10N$:
92: 20M
93: 48M
94: 15M
95: 15M
20N$:
93: 25M
94: 5M
95: 5M
50N$
93: 2M
94: 1.5M
95: 1.5M
The 100$ ones go to 250,000 for the State arms ones, and 160,000 for the second series.
As you can see, for the Nuevos Pesos ones the year is very important when talking about value, specially for the 20$N ones, so if the date of the one you are talking was 94 or 95 at that price it was a bargain.
10N$ are cheap no matter the year, except when trying to get a Proof set obviously.
50N$ tend to be slightly more expensive on the late years, but since the difference isn't too big they are only expensive because each year has low mintage.
As for the 100$ ones, the value varies according to condition, usual is between 20 and 30$, and even when NGC / K&M says that the second series are 30% cheaper, in reality it is the opposite and has sense as they have 35% smaller mintages compared to the 1st series which NGC says they should cost more. When trying to buy them it is 1st series 20-30$, and 2nd series 25-35$ average.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Mexico is one of my favorite countries to collect from. I like their design and the eagle on cactus. Plus I like their silver bullion ounces - Libertad.
Цитата: jokinenMy 10 N$ was close to Unc. I have seen some lesser ones but for modern coins I usually not settle for less.
The 20 N$ was from 1993 in xf/unc condition. Sold for 11 euro, should I have bid more? I was bidding 9.
I swapped over 20-20N$ from 1993 (had a bunch but all from that date, and haven't been able to get the other two years; haven't actively looked for them really) here in Numista, still have 3, but they are just the leftover VGs. I think the best ones I swapped where XF or AUC, and I gave them for 12$ I think. So 11E for a 1993 AUC wasn't that bad.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Цитата: jokinenMexico has an enormous numismatic legacy, with coins dating back from Spanish rule centuries ago
Don't bypass that so fast, the Mexico mint was established in 1538....1538! That's more than 100 years before anyone even really successfully colonized north America.
Not to mention they had already erected palaces and such, they were way ahead of North America. Anyway, the mint was there to crank out coins from all the silver being exported, and the Mexico City minted coins became the most common coin used in the early thirteen colony's. In the hodgepodge of literally scores of possible currency's it was by far most common and rose to become the standard that the US dollar was based on. In fact strate u adopting it was considered, I am glad they didn't go that route, but it shows how strong the Spanish Real had become.
Mexico City minted coins are what I want the most, if anyone has any from 1740-1783, let me know, I have some nice stuff hidden in my swap list, but I also have some very nice coinage not in my list.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Цитата: jokinenMexico has an enormous numismatic legacy, with coins dating back from Spanish rule centuries ago
Don't bypass that so fast, the Mexico mint was established in 1538....1538! That's more than 100 years before anyone even really successfully colonized north America.
Mo Est. 1535.
There was also a building in San Luis Potosi that collected 1/5th of all gold and silver production to be sent to Spain or Asia (to be traded for goods, and then India mainly made their coinage with Mexican metals). The part sent to Spain was used to mint their coinage as well. But this practice stopped as it wasn't safe transporting raw metals due to piracy by pirates, privateers or even other empires' navies. So later a good flux of Mexican coins reached Europe but where eventually re melt for every new monarch or empire they ended on.
So a large amount of silver coins all around the World during 1500-1900 where mara with Mexican and Chilean silver.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Mexico, Mexiiiiiiiiiiiicooooooooo..... (thanks Luis Mariano XD)
Really? Mexico still mints silver coinage for REAL common use?
PS: jokinen, you spoke only about North America till now, maybe you're from there, but why not moving to another continent?
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Unlike what most people think; during 1920 up to 1990 we had 2 Mint houses. Mexico City Mo and San Luis Potosi SLP. But for an unclear reason the government decided that both should use the Mo monogram instead of the historical SLP.
The idea was for both to mint the exact same coins, but sincw the dies weren't shared, sometimes an engraver could have a distinctive use of numbers; as we all do. They passed QC as the main focus was on the coin design and not the numbers.
This is a few of the ways to know that you have the Mo and SLP coins. The same goes for any coin variation; like in the 70s 10¢ coins with all their mess of variants.
Later Mo was too small and couldn't expand in the middle of the city. So it was turned into a museum and tge official Mint House shop. And all operations where moved to the modernized SLP one which kept using the Mo. Seems politicians didn't wanted people knowing our money is no longer made at Mexico City.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
And if that wasn't enough, today I finally found two sets I was missing (actually I was only missing one set, but the other had a coin that can only be found inside the set):
Currency Proof set 1995, less than 7,000 minted:
Perfectly cased in glass, with CoA. With this I finally complete the Nuevo Peso coins years.
And the other set I got for the purpose of finally completing the "5 Centavos" year list:
Nearly 15 million 2002 5 Centavos coins where minted, quite a big number, but more than 3/4 never reached circulation and were melted down. And from the remaining ones most where never distributed and just a small percentage made it to these sets.
So, with these two sets I've officially completed the Modern discontinued coinage sets.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
According to these rates, the Peso is still (but slowly) decreasing compared to the Dollar
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Цитата: chomp-masterAccording to these rates, the Peso is still (but slowly) decreasing compared to the Dollar
Yes it is. But the difference in interest rates in both has played a role as well to determine the breakeven point in holding one over another. For most of the 2000's, the Peso was quite stable around 11, but recently USD became a lot stronger again.
If you compare the Peso with Swiss Francs the move is even more dramatic. 1 Franc was 20 centavos of the Old Peso, and now 16,000 Old Pesos.
The 1970s and early 1990s hyperinflation was due to an exchange policy similar to the one used in Venezuela this day. The government controlled who and how much could be exchanged, so the Peso was artificially strong, because it wasn't easy turning it into dollars.
But then our politicians decided they should be allowed to turn all their Pesos into Dollars because they knew the system was rigged from the start. And this caused a huge amount of Pesos where being sold, and the government then lifted the control, so every person that could started selling their Pesos (after the politicians have had their grace period first); and this welcomed Mexico to the reality of our Peso real un-controlled value.
Then our banks started loaning unpayable credits in dollars to their friends and family members of the owners, until the point in where they declared bankruptcy. And not a year later a bailout was approved by the same government in where we all had to pay them to rescue the count holders; this rescued the honest ones with 60% of their saving; but also rescued the banks from the fraud they had made at nearly 100%. And of course the files with the identities of the people who benefit from the FOBAPROA are classified, with the excuse that it is financial information, but mostly to cover up all the politicians, bank owners, and their families that scammed the Nation.
Our current devaluation is the result of our dependency on US, and oil exports. With cheap oil companies in Mexico that need dollars have to pay more to get them as the influx has been reduced because of the oil being at 40% the value it was 2 years ago. So this time the solution would be to start looking away from an economy so tied to oil as we are.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Цитата: "JustforFun"Eli, what do you recommend for any of us visitng your country and trying to get a couple of coins the easiest way?
walk in to the bank and ask 2000-3000 pesos in coins without Having an account with them ?(is that possible)
request the concierge at the hotel to do the above on your behalf ?(I have put the concierge services to do very strange stuff hahahaha)
just pay everything in cash and try to get as much coins in change as possible?
are silver coins common in street bazars, flea markets?
any good shop in Cancun?
Luckily here in Mexico you can -just as you said it- walk into a bank and ask for coins. All banks MUST comply to your change necessities, up to a reasonable 3,000 Pesos at a time. So you can go to a bank and ask for as much coins as you want.
Most banks prefer to give full coins bags, so that is also good to know. If you want 10 Pesos coins, most banks would only change you in 100s, so $100 x 10 coins and such. Or a complete 100 coin baggie for $1,000. That applies to all denominations:
$10 x 100 - 10¢ coins
$20 x 100 - 20¢ coins
$50 x 100 - 50¢ coins
... and so on.
20 Pesos coins are legal tender, but these might be hard finding at banks, they get taken out pretty fast and their numbers aren't that big, so they run out fast, but you could always ask, and if they have a baggie then you just hit jackpot, fr $2,000 your get 100 of mixed 2013-2014 ones (pretty lucky if you manage to get some 2010 and 2000-2001 ones there as well).
Silver coins are ABUNDANT in "Pawn shops", we had one of the biggest and latest (up to 1990s for circulation) silver coin outputs in the World, so it is pretty common to see them around. Also several foreign currency exchange stores tend to have them for sale as well. If you bring common silver coins from your country you can also swap for sure, as the foreign plus will always give a benefit to the shop owner as it will be easier for him to sell them here.
For shop in Cancun I wouldn't know, I was drunk most of the time in my visits there. There is a person from whom I've bought coins from there, but I don't know his address or if he has a shop.
The best spot to buy commemoratives would always be Mexico City Mint House store, but as the name says it, you would need to be in Mexico City. The only place in Mexico where getting Libertad coins at Bullion Value isn't a dream.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
I always have mixed feelings whenever I lose a Mexican coin. On the one hand I'm freeing up space and resources for my main collection, on the other hand...... they are just so damn nice.
I must remain strong and focused...... I must remain strong and focused...... I must remain strong and focused.....
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!
Цитата: "pnightingale"I always have mixed feelings whenever I lose a Mexican coin. On the one hand I'm freeing up space and resources for my main collection, on the other hand...... they are just so damn nice.
I must remain strong and focused...... I must remain strong and focused...... I must remain strong and focused.....
I requested a sealed tube to my bank, so with luck I might soon have 9 for swap... But it is a 50/50 chance as they are short minted compared to other circulation coins.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Oh, I'm tempted Eli, believe me. I can see the Gulf of Mexico from where I'm sitting and on a clear day we could probably wave to each other. I'm practically a Mexican.
You have a great way of making an already interesting area come to life.
I'm intending to visit Mexico to stock up on cheap drugs and Corona, maybe even a few nice coins plus a couple of those Fast and Furious automatics* just as soon as I can work out whether to apply for a US or UK passport. I don't fancy getting caught with the wrong one and getting raped by smugglers while trying to walk home. Hell, I might just decide to stay. It's still seems like a manly type of country with beautiful women and I even like the food. I'll just send my wife a postcard with a link to the final reel of The Magnificent Seven.
I'm finally back to complete typing this. I just had to limp over to my new coin room to browse through what remains of my Mexico collection. Beautiful, just beautiful. I've still get my "thinking coins" - several large stacks of Morelo Pesos on my desktop. Over 100 of them now thanks to a few very kind Numista members checking local sources for them. I know they will never be worth anything apart from a modest silver content but I like the feel of them. It's the type of coin you throw on the bar as you are exiting a greasy cantina with style.
* I've already paid for them once with my tax dollars so why not?
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!
On the subject of Mexico I picked up a big bunch of coins at the Fleamarket on Sunday including a pretty nice 10 Centavos from 1935. When I came to cataloging it I was thinking what a pity it's the KM 430 bronze type and not the silver KM 431 version...... until I checked the value!
I have adopted a very smart habit of grading coins before checking their value to avoid the temptation to overgrade higher value coins so I had already graded it as a nice AU with 75% of it's original luster remaining and was expecting / hoping it might be worth a dollar or two. It could be passed as UNC especially by US standards and that would double the price but I'm not a greedy man and so I'm more than happy to stick with my original assessment.
AU or UNC, either way it's a great find and a very worthy Mexican coin is rescued from obscurity and enters the numismatic market!
I thought you might find it a cheerful story my dear Eli. Felice Navidad to you!
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!
Цитата: "pnightingale"On the subject of Mexico I picked up a big bunch of coins at the Fleamarket on Sunday including a pretty nice 10 Centavos from 1935. When I came to cataloging it I was thinking what a pity it's the KM 430 bronze type and not the silver KM 431 version...... until I checked the value!
I have adopted a very smart habit of grading coins before checking their value to avoid the temptation to overgrade higher value coins so I had already graded it as a nice AU with 75% of it's original luster remaining and was expecting / hoping it might be worth a dollar or two. It could be passed as UNC especially by US standards and that would double the price but I'm not a greedy man and so I'm more than happy to stick with my original assessment.
AU or UNC, either way it's a great find and a very worthy Mexican coin is rescued from obscurity and enters the numismatic market!
I thought you might find it a cheerful story my dear Eli. Felice Navidad to you!
Yes, ironically the 10 and 20 Centavos made of Bronze that shared time span with the .720 Silver ones are often valued higher because of their reduced mintage in comparison.Had it been the Bronze 10¢ 1919 you would had gotten a real surprise
And more ironical is why they were made, and for who. They were made so that those years had supplementary quantities for the Silver ones in rural areas, because of shorter mintages those years (or none at all). So instead of sending the precious silver cents to the towns and ranches they decided they should have enough with mere bronze. So half a century later collectors started noticing those were the really valuable ones as most ended covered in rust and mud , and considering the initial mintages they were already rare.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Now that I think about it, this is the first "New Peso" coin that doesn't have the value in number. It only has it in legend. I would need to check the commemorative ones, but I am quite sure it is the first one to do this in the current currency. In the Old Peso there were some, so for the current one this is a first.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Цитата: "jokinen"That's a great coin Phil! And thanks to Eli for providing the story behind it.
Thank you. Although I already decided to give up on world coins I'm still always interested in our neighbor's coins and in more general terms I get a great deal of satisfaction from unearthing numismatic gems.
Hispanic culture is everywhere in Florida so it's quite easy to find yourself immersed in it. We've lived side by side for generations without any of the tension commonly found to the West and North of us, which is something we're quite rightly proud of. Plus we get to share some great food and cheap cigars. Coins from Central America and the Caribbean turn up frequently, especially from Cuba and Mexico.
I very much enjoy reading Eli's commentaries which add some historical background and really bring the subject matter to life.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!
And 2015 closing rate was 1 USD : 18.25 MXN Darn it!
And 2016 closing rate is currently at 1USD : 20.5MXN. Damn Trump!
Damn Mexican government you must mean
Yes, but I stand there. Threatening the NAFTA made the 2 peso leap difference. And the imminent "Buddies-economy" in the US doesn't help. Now companies that didn't even had the intent to move operations to Mexico will say they will as the Government will have (if they represent a good PR announcement) to give them tax rebates and lower taxation just like with Carrier; he just created the perfect loop there.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
It's the strong Dollar rather than weak Peso. Compared to Euro the Peso did not even do that badly and including interest (which is negative in €) it was even a winner.
I am hearing a lot of analysts say that Trump would first boost the Dollar because of higher interest rate expectations and subsequently cause a severe devaluation of the greenback. Well who knows.
Meanwhile Draghi is making a joke of the Euro. He has no other choice than devalue to keep Italy afloat but it's causing the German and Dutch economies to go in overdrive. Believe me, Marks and Guilders are dirt cheap now. They are in desperate need of revaluation or higher interest rates. As that will not happen any time soon it will bring Latin inflation to parts of Europe that are not accustomed to that. It's already happening to the property markets but wages are next. Let's see where we are next year.
I really like Mexican coins too, there are so many iconic designs through history. I lost my main coin collection in 2001 when it was stolen and remember my Mexican coins include about 10 of the large 20 centavos ranging from 1943 to 1971 and the coins became progressively less worn!
Also I had a 1763 2 Reales coin of Carlos III, and my favourites were some of the heavy 1980s inflation coins including the massive 50 Pesos coin of 1982 - 1984. This coin at 35mm was just huge and the 20 Pesos was not much smaller, also a handsome coin with the rich and iconic Aztec designs. I could imagine they became pocket killers in the 1980s and you were all relieved when in 1985, the 50 Pesos was issued in a much smaller format. I also remember the $1000 Juana Asbaje coin of 1988 and the $100 coin showing Carranza and a tiny $5 and $10 coin showing someone else who I have forgotten. Want to get back into getting some Mexican coins again, currently all I have is a worn 20 Centavos of the Mid 1970s and a 1962 5 centavo brass coin.
Also used to have some Neuvos Pesos coins, and remember I had a 10 Peso coin from 1993.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Important news concerning SEPOMEX (Mexico's Postal Service)
I got this from the local Post office supervisor.
There have been news of several employees being laid off by the company in several of the major cities; as it is now known that the Postal Service is being privatized, and the buyer, DHL.
So we will be seeing serious improvement on the service, but it is always sad that the older employees are always the ones that lose their job because as a business decision it isn't good to leave potential soon-to-be retirees on the payroll.
But from the improvement side it is welcome news because the current Government-run administration has made the service way too slow; national packs take up to 3 weeks to reach me from a city 850km away; while that is a week more than the time that some eBay packs take to reach my US Postal address all the way from Korea, and then a service similar to DHL imports and carries them for me to my town in 4 days. So a domestic pack takes at least 21 days while one from Korea takes 18
So I don't know if the new DHL-run administration will enter this January, or later, but maybe now all those eBay sellers that always exclude Mexico as a shipping destination will now reconsider with a more efficient service.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Just won a collection of Latin American coins on Trade Me, our Ebay in New Zealand. The collection has about 200 coins from Spain, Portugal, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and at least 25 from Mexico. I had found it in my last post and placed a bid and was hoping I would win and unlike the other lots I lost, I was the only one to bid and it closed like 5 minutes after I got home from work, so was real happy to get this lot!
Am excited as it will increase my modern Mexican collection, have already noticed most 1970s Peso coins including a beautiful 50 Peso coin I mentioned in the last post I did here, various 10 centavos of the 1943 - 1971 period and a large copper 50 centavo coin and a modern 1 New peso, 5 and 10 Peso scalloped coins, a gold 100 peso and all the classics I missed.
Happy to get 200 coins for only $30. Nearly all are demonitised, but they just are beautiful coins and it is impossible to get Latina money here, except for the occasional Chilean or Argentinea coin, as Lan Chile and Aerolineas Argentinas fly through here to Australia.
Will report on what I have when I receive the coins.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I thought that you might like to see a 1 real that I purchased in Illinois in 2008. A friend of mine in the Chicago Coin Club attributed it to 1536-72, and said that 1557 was the last year for this assayer for this type:
I (tried to) update the mintage figures for the last six 20 Pesos commemorative circulation coins a week ago. The data has not yet been added. How long does this process usually take? Or did I do something wrong?
By the way, a page for the latest (100th anniversary of the Mexicam Navy) 20 Pesos coin does not yet exsist.
I (tried to) update the mintage figures for the last six 20 Pesos commemorative circulation coins a week ago. The data has not yet been added. How long does this process usually take? Or did I do something wrong?
By the way, a page for the latest (100th anniversary of the Mexicam Navy) 20 Pesos coin does not yet exsist.
This request you should have posted in the Forum: Numista coin catalog, here you're in a very old mail exchange about Mexican coins.
There is no time limits for CR (Change Request) since the validation is made by members normally having a job, a family, hobbies etc, and does the validation in his spare time, maybe the referee for Mexico is on holidays, sick or whatever, so you just have to wait. Normal time span is from 1 hour to 30 days, so please be patient.
The 20 pesos, Mexican Navy, is missing in the catalogue? Add it yourself! Have fun.
There is no time limits for CR (Change Request) since the validation is made by members normally having a job, a family, hobbies etc, and does the validation in his spare time, maybe the referee for Mexico is on holidays, sick or whatever, so you just have to wait. Normal time span is from 1 hour to 30 days, so please be patient.
Thanks for the information and explanation.
Sjoelund
The 20 pesos, Mexican Navy, is missing in the catalogue? Add it yourself! Have fun.
I have done it. As this has been my very first try I hope it will be usable.
erdvillaSome of our older coins had well defined nicknames:
-Un Peso that replaced the 8 Reales with the same design just except with UN PESO instead of 8R are known as "Peso Porfiriano" (Porfirian Peso).
-50¢ from most epoques: "Tostón".
-1$ .720 silver: "Resplandor" (Shiner)
-1$ .500 silver: "Cacheton" (big cheeks)
-1$ .100 silver: "Tepalcates".
-50$ Post-1921: "Centenario" (Centennial) -20$ Aztect calendar: "Oro Azteca" (Aztec gold; it does exist you crazy prospectors!!) -Hidalgo gold coins: --10$ "Un Hidalgo" --5$ "Medio Hidalgo" --2.5 and 2$ don't have.
And one that has universally come to be known by its nickname; the 1910-14 Peso "de Caballito".
Those are the ones that come to mind. Oh and our new smaller 10¢ coins are some times referred as "Lentejas" (lentils).
hello im just new here in numista. Just want to ask your thoughts and guifance on my 1899 un peso silver error coin (die cracked/break). Do you collect this type of coin
Was this done for some rason? 
But it is a 50/50 chance as they are short minted compared to other circulation coins. 
, and considering the initial mintages they were already rare. 
