100 peso coin

[Eleven Cents]

I love finding weird coins. I especially love when a find leads me to learn a little history.

In the 1980s, Mexico was experiencing hyperinflation. Between 1984 and 1988, they minted coins from 100 to 5000 pesos. In 1993, a new peso was introduced with a value of 1000 old pesos. So this 100 peso coin has a face value of 0.1 new pesos, which is around 1/2 cent USD. I found it at a playground, so I imagine someone gave it to their kid as play money. Judging from the sale prices on eBay, it has a collector value of two or three dollars. It's a big coin and very thick, about the size of two US quarters stacked.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Thanks for the history....seen them many times before, but never put any thought into their currency history....
Dude looks a little like Santa too....

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet Glad you have warm temps year round I used to live in AZ Great state also lived near MT Lemon in Tucson.. I also like finding all kinds of coins I find many foreign coins I always think they are some old rare coin till I look at the date fun to find though Thanks for sharing it!!!!!

 

[Eleven Cents]

Dude looks a little like Santa too....

Maybe I'll tape a little paper hat on him and hang it on the tree.

 

[White Wolf]

Congrats! I was lucky last season to find the same coin (1988) in one of the Canadian parks. Was really excited about that!

 

[against the wind]

Cool find,,
Congratulations

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds Eleven Cents! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Diamondman307]

Nice find! My only foreign so far is a 2003 German 20 euro cent-not bad for a first though!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool coin find, congratulations!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[Tommy G]

Nice looking coin. I'll bet that gave off a great signal!

 

[NorthernTesoro]

Nice find! Always found it unbelievable that people that read braille can feel those tiny dots.