Years Mexican Un Pesos Minted What Dates Are Non Existing

Like the OP I'd love to know if there's a really detailed reference for this series, either online or in a book still in print.

For what it's worth, Krause lists three overdates among the small cap-and-rays pesos: 1918/7, 1920/10, and 1933/2. The Baileys' recent second volume of the _Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money_ adds three more: 1921 with 9 over inverted 9, 1933 with 1 over inverted 1, and 1934/3.

Sometimes a Google search like "mexico peso 1920/10" will turn up a dealer or auction site with a usable photo.

Krause also lists closed-9 and open-9 versions of the 1932 peso. I have never seen the closed 9, even in a photo, and the Baileys don't mention it. I'm beginning to think it's the Loch Ness monster.

Ocala, you probably knew all the above already but I had the books sitting here so I thought I'd set it out. I don't even collect varieties myself, but I have a lot of sympathy for anyone who's trying to find "serious" information about Mexican coins of this period ;)

Another interesting reference is "The comprehensive catalog and encyclopedia of modern Mexican coins" by William Lawrence Hanks 1976 edition. Take it with a grain of salt, but I have two, a working copy and a collection copy.

http://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/mexi...pe=NGC231311

only closed 9 I have seen it slabbed NGC

It appears to not be fully closed(almost closed) unlike the modern open closed 8's different font fully closed



I think I found one but waiting for coin in hand to comfirm

Westwood, thanks very much for the references. I can see I need to start tracking down some of the older works. Are Neil Utberg's also worth getting?

OcalaFlorida When you get around to Cap and Ray 8 Reales - that is my area of some expertise. I have been collecting that type over 50 years and I specialize in circulating counterfeit varieties. It is a wonderfully complex series that spans 1823 to 1897 and includes many advances in the coiner's art. The series is a virtual history of die development - from hand punched dies using colonial techniques to modern hubbed dies.

I noticed that you had a series of photos on a black rectangular background. There are some comments I would make about those sheets involving the Cap and Ray coins. First the standard sizes and weights are misleading for the 8 Reales - they were struck on an open sided screw press so each coin needs to be measured because diameter can vary. The weight varies as well because each coin blank was hand weighed and adjusted in weight before it was struck. One error I noted, there were 14 branch mints involved at various times in the production of 8 Reales - yet I notice all of the examples refer to the Zs (Zacatecas) mint even when that mint was not involved.

Before venturing too much further you really need to invest in some of the standard guide books. Krause is likely cheapest on the secondary market because it comes out every year. Using an older edition is usually no problem because the prices are not very accurate anyway.

A few more 8R and some random 1 & 2 Reales

Put the completed sections into dansco pages have a album coming for the erlier cap liberty pesos

1920-1945, 1947-1948 (no 1949), 1950

1957-1967

On the second page I am going to remove the small coins and put the varieties overdates, closed 9 and 1933 fallen 3 add another page with a few sets of the 1947, 1948, 1950 repeated withh correct size hole.