1 cent 1956 mexican coin or button?

[Kimberlyykaye]

I had found this little coin a few months back, but had thought it was a button. After some research I realized it’s actually a 1 cent 1956 coin from Mexico, it says ‘Estados Unidos Mexicanos’. Except on the back it appears to look like a button loop. So I thought maybe someone made the coin into a button, but it looks original, and not handmade. I’m wondering if anyone else has something like this?

 

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[port ewen ace]

dug similar one at Chambers school, Kingston, NY

 

[Kimberlyykaye]

dug similar one at Chambers school, Kingston, NY

Glad to know. Do you know what it was to? I really thought someone had just modified the coin. Since I couldn’t find something similar.

 

[Rookster]

Maybe at the time period their currency hit bottom in value and they decided they could make more money selling coins as buttons.
Side note. The shank looks a little off center and angled. Great find though.

 

[port ewen ace]

sold it for $1.39 looked like yours