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09-JUN-2009	Walter O. Koenig

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Mexican 5 Peso coins. Each coin contains over 30grams / 1 ounce of .900 silver.
To my knowledge they were the largest and heaviest silver coins minted for general circulation in the 20th Century.
The front of the coin depicts the Mexican Eagle and the reverse Cuauhtemoc the last Emperor of the Aztecs.
I believe they were only minted from 1946 to 1949. If anyone has any more information let me know.

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Nikon D300 ,Tamron SP AF DI 90mm f/2.8 Macro
1/400s f/3.5 at 90.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Barbara Heide		11-Jun-2009 14:50
excellent! keep them in a safe place and one day they might save you...quite odd to see proper silver coins, when money comes to be completely virtual... v

Cindi Smith		11-Jun-2009 13:20
I wonder what they are worth now? Very nice! I keep coins from everyplace I visit. I like these...can I have them??

Dennis Warren		11-Jun-2009 01:19
More precious metal. Nicely done.

Doug Cruden		10-Jun-2009 21:24
Haaa! We're thinking along the same lines today, Walter :o)) Lovely sharp details, and the almost-black background really makes them stand out...V

carol j. phipps		10-Jun-2009 20:39
Terrific capture of these coins.

Guest		10-Jun-2009 15:29
Ahhh, great shot!

Ken Chambers ARPS		10-Jun-2009 15:24
Walter, thanks for reminding us of the fact, that coinage used be worth it's weight of pure metal.. excellent photo and history... voted

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