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 TerybleVeteran Member
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Hi all! Found this nice suprise in my coins, I like the copper & silver together. I googled it and actually couldn't find out much about these, has anyone seen these before? I understand the outside of Reverse symbols have something to do w/ the Aztec Calender.
Teryble
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 DickExpert Member
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Teri, that is the "New Peso". That is why the "N$" is there. It is, (I believe), as I have not seen one, but the new coinage has a lot of the bi-metalic technology.
Dick
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 coopExpert Member
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Teri: Or the 8 points of a compass? Don't know much about them. I have one Mexican coin that is marked $200. Worth a toss. (Going for distance!) 
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 RobertSenior Member
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It is a "new peso", made beginning in 1992. The outer ring is stainless steel and the inner part is an aluminum-bronze alloy.
It seems to me that the new 1, 2 , 5 and 10 pesos each feature a part of the Aztec calendar or sun stone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_calendar
The 1 peso reverse shows what look like compass points. This design is just inside the outermost ring of the actual sun stone.
The 2 peso reverse appears to be some of the symbols of the ring just inside the compass points.
The 5 peso reverse is the outermost ring of the sun stone.
The 10 peso reverse is the central part of the sun stone.
One "new peso" equalled 1000 of the pesos in the old system which dated back to 1905. To collect a 20th century Mexican type set is to get a lesson in inflation. Many coins go from relatively high purity silver to low purity silver to bronze/copper-nickel to stainless steel.
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TerybleVeteran Member
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Hey Coop, Didn't have the time to check it out fully, look here  Teryble
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_sun_stone
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TerybleVeteran Member
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Ha Robert beat me to it by 4 minutes, I was looking for the link!
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Kind of reminds me of the Stargate on sci-fi 
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TerybleVeteran Member
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Lock the "Chevrons?" and beam me up Scotty
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DickExpert Member
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Way to goTteri! I didn't realize you were one of us.
Dick
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I hate when those coins "dial in" and the rest of my change falls through a wormhole.
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DickExpert Member
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Kurt, are you aware that the 1955 Can. cent NSF is known with both long, and short denticles? I just found out, and thought you would be interested. I may be able to post photos, (from Numicanada.com, "errors and varieties" forum).
Dick
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