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thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 03:49 am Just acquired two of the same (for the equivalent of a few cents each). The design on the reverse is based on KM#439-441 20 centavos but with the word 'COPIA' where the word CENTAVOS and date should be. I assume that these are copies. The design on the obverse is somewhat similar to the original but the eagle faces right!. Is this play money, produced for training purposes or what? Any thoughts appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 04:00 am Perhaps training coins for bank tellers, Post Office employees or similar? Other than that, play money, perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 06:17 am Is it made of bronze just like the genuine coins are, or plastic? I'd assume it was play money, perhaps used with some kind of board/card game. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 11:06 am Interesting - I have one of these (it's bronze), but it has been ground down and the reverse of a Kennedy half-dollar attached. Odd. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 11:13 am There's something intriguing about this piece--because it looks to be made inside Mexico for use there. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 6:35 pm Yes they are bronze, same size as original 28.5mm. Weight 6.7 to 6.9 grammes. Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 6:53 pm I will have to check my coins to get a good view of these. I know that there was a change in the design, while Ilived in Mexico, but that was many years ago. I'll comment later re these two. I have never seen any Mexican coin used as "play money". I'm sure there will be other comments on these. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 01/20/2010 8:05 pm I checkrd my 20 centavos coins, and ALL have the eagle facing LEFT. Grom the early '40's the small eagle was normal. Then in the '60's, it changed to a large eagle. Hope this helps. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
Nicholas Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 01/21/2010 01:50 am Very interesting. I've seen the real coins before but I've never seen that. Report this Post to the Staff
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