found a 10 peso coin

[packerbacker]

This is a 1976 10 Peso, Mexican coin I found in a box of halves. It's about the size of a half. Anyone know what they are made of?

 

[Silverbull]

not likely silver I'm guessing.

 

[Rich Hartford]

This is a 1976 10 Peso, Mexican coin I found in a box of halves. It's about the size of a half. Anyone know what they are made of?

Got one myself in a box a couple of weeks ago. Definitely not silver.
HH
Rich

 

[festiva_ford]

This is a 1976 10 Peso, Mexican coin I found in a box of halves. It's about the size of a half. Anyone know what they are made of?

Coins older than 1992 are no longer circulated in Mexico, so it has some collector value. Definaltely no silver in it. I believe it equals to about a 1$ coin back when it was used.

 

[$ilver$urfer]

I'll trade you 10 of those coins for one 40%er!!! I found two $2 dollar Canadian coins in a box of halves I opened a few weeks ago and I live close to Canada so those will be spent in the next few months!

HH,

$ilver$urfer

 

[65gt350]

It is CuNi. My book show a mintage of 74,500,000.

HH,
65GT350

 

[SFBayArea]

This is a 1976 10 Peso, Mexican coin I found in a box of halves. It's about the size of a half. Anyone know what they are made of?

Coins older than 1992 are no longer circulated in Mexico, so it has some collector value. Definaltely no silver in it. I believe it equals to about a 1$ coin back when it was used.

So what happens if you have one in Mexico? What did they do with all the old pesos? I remember they redid the exchange rates a while back.. but I always wonder what happens when a country redoes their money and what happens to the old stuff? Did people turn them in back then for new money?

 

[packerbacker]

They rolled 'em up with half dollars and sent them to the us SF.

 

[thurmownator]

It is CuNi. My book show a mintage of 74,500,000.
HH,
65GT350

Yep, and it's CuNi:

http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1072.html

 

[festiva_ford]

This is a 1976 10 Peso, Mexican coin I found in a box of halves. It's about the size of a half. Anyone know what they are made of?

Coins older than 1992 are no longer circulated in Mexico, so it has some collector value. Definaltely no silver in it. I believe it equals to about a 1$ coin back when it was used.

So what happens if you have one in Mexico? What did they do with all the old pesos? I remember they redid the exchange rates a while back.. but I always wonder what happens when a country redoes their money and what happens to the old stuff? Did people turn them in back then for new money?

They wouldn't accept it. I don't think they are worth anything in mexico unless its an old silver coin. A devaluation happend in 1992. I wasn't even around back them but i'm pretty sure they would be able to turn them in for new one's.

 

[packerbacker]

Thanks all. Neat site Thurm......how you been ol' Buddy?