One side has an eagle fighting a snake.
Under the eagle is a half circle of leaves, left side of the coin the leaves are open, right side of the coin the leaves are closed or they may be corn. The are connected by a bow.
On the top part of the coin are words "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" In the same form as our "In God We Trust".
The other side of the coin has the number 50c with an o
M under the 50c. Under that in a half circle (like the leaves on the other side) is a following of uUu_uUu_ on the bottom half of the coin.
However the _ represents a boxed x with two solid semi circles above the x and one hollow full circle above the 2 semi circles. (too hard to understand?) hope not.
Above the 50c is the date 1898.
The coin is a gold color and the edging of the coin has a wavy line encircling both sides and the roundness of the coin is wavy as well.
2007-05-05 09:50:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Something is very wrong here. The words "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" were not used until 1905. They mean United States of Mexico. Before that the coins said Republica Mexicana. At no time did Mexico use just a 50 C but spelled it out as centavos. Now back in the 1890 things were not going so hot in Mexico. Your coin could be a patten piece or one made by a bunch of so-called generals or on second thought a fantasy piece of a coin that never existed. Now to try to point you in the right direction here. Try www.rarecoins.com they deal with coins from Mexico as well as well as www.mexicancoincompany.com. Another path is answerman2@aol.com he answers coin questions for Numismatic News Magazine, he requires a scan or photo most of the time. I can not find your coin in Krause/Mishler Standard Catalog of World Coins-Mexico section.
2007-05-05 10:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
dont know but i have one from 1898
2016-06-07 10:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Larry Moses 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever find out how much it cost and if so could you tell me or send me the link plz!! <3
2016-12-28 22:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by Hanna 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋