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Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 3:25 pm The August issue of the US Mexican Numismatic Association has a reprint of a great article by the late Hal Birt Jr. about these coins. So I had to get out my specimen and the stereo microscope and see what I had. Turns out it is a an example of obverse die 3 and reverse die 3. I bought the coin from Bergelt International four or five years ago at what is waaay below current melt. Ponterios authenticated it by examining the reeded edging, I'm not exactly sure what they were looking for. Its been cleaned, as advertised, but is still quite attractive in hand. If you don't get the USMEXNA publication or cant get to their web site. Obverse 3 is identified by a die crack from the 20th bead from the right of the O in Maximiliano running to the center top of his head. Reverse 3 has a substantial die break under the 2 in 20 Pesos. The obverse die break is visible under stereo magnification, but I could not catch it in the photo (the brushing weakened it). The reverse die break came out pretty well. Report this Post to the Staff

jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 3:12 pm Very nice coin and a great addition to any Mexican coin collection. It was a strange time in Mexico's history but it left us with some great numismatic treasures. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 8:36 pm would that coin weigh 6.45 grams - the same as coins of the Latin Monetary Union ? Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 08/01/2011 2:40 pm The coin weighs 33.8 grams. It was minted in 1866, before LMU standards were realized in coinage. I don't think Mexico was part of the LMU. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/01/2011 7:00 pm WA: thankyou. That's a very big coin. As I understand it, the LMU was based on the standard "Napoleon" of 20 French francs, which goes back to 1804 or so. Report this Post to the Staff
dosmundos Valued Member Germany 194 Posts	Posted 08/09/2011 3:29 pm Still a nice coin, and the clearest die break below the 20 I've seen. However, whoever decided to brush this coin, I hope he suffered from some serious case of Moctezuma's revenge afterwards! Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 08/19/2011 12:58 am Peter, thank you. I did not know the LMU was realized so early. This is a great forum for learning. Report this Post to the Staff
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