Mexico Gold Coins
Mexican 10 Pesos
Obverse & Reverse
The obverse (commonly called the heads side) of most Mexican coins features an eagle on a cactus, while the reverse side, (commonly called the tails side) often has a more interesting, sometimes rather confusingly, a head, as on the Hidalgo 10 Pesos series which we feature on this page.
Miguel Hidalgo
Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseņor was born on 8th May 1753, and died on 30th July 1811. He was also known as Cura Hidalgo ("Priest Hidalgo"), was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader, and is regarded as the founder of the Mexican War of Independence movement; who fought for independence against Spain in the early 19th century.
Ten Pesos
Although there were numerous earlier issues of diez (10) pesos, the Hidalgo type shown on this page was issued from 1905 to 1920 inclusive, although not in every year. It would seem that about 50,000 pieces were also struck in 1959, bearing that date, but from 1961 to 1972, approximately another million restrikes were also issued, and it is possible that they are still struck to order nowadays.
It is probably not possible to distinguish "original" 1959s from restrike 1959s.
In 1996, "matte" restrikes were also issued.
Specifications
Denomination | Diameter | Weight | Alloy | Gold Content
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10 Pesos | 23 | 8.3333 | .900 | 0.2411
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Key to Table
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Gold Content = Gold content in Troy Ounces.
1959 Mexican 10 Pesos
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Prices & Availability
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Date | Denomination | Mintage | Grade | Availability | Price £ | Price $
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1905 | 10 Pesos | 39,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1906 | 10 Pesos | 2,949,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1907 | 10 Pesos | 1,589,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1908 | 10 Pesos | 890,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1910 | 10 Pesos | 451,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1916 | 10 Pesos | 26,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1917 | 10 Pesos | 1,967,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1919 | 10 Pesos | 266,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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1920 | 10 Pesos | 12,000 | | Ask | £ | $
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Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order
Rest of World (where available) £10 International Registered (fully insured)
Other Mexican Coins
For Mexican coins in silver or base metal, or Mexican coin sets other than gold, please look at the Mexican Coins page of our original website.
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Reverse of 1959 Mexican 10 Pesos
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Obverse of 1959 Mexican 10 Pesos
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