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How much is $5000 Estados Mexicanos dated 1938-1988 with an eagle holding a snake on the back worth in US money
This coin is actually composed of a nickel ring surrounding a copper center. Value is just a few cents.
It's an ordinary circulation coin worth 70 to 80 US cents. Note that "diez" means 10 in Spanish so "10 diez" is equivalent to saying "10 ten"
Brass coin... relatively common... found in most dealers' misc. foreign bins for 25 cents or less.
Due to a 1992 monetary reform in Mexico that made 1000 old Pesos equal to 1 New Peso the 1988 5000 Pesos is worth about .50 in the U.S. (1 Peso = ~10c U.S.). You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
You are asking about a One Peso coin from Mexico (KM#459). The coin is 34.5mm in diameter, weighs 16 grams, and is 10% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.514 troy ounces). The front has a portrait of a man facing right within a wreath. The back has an eagle with a snake in its mouth within a wreath, with "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" (Spanish for the "United Mexican States") above and "UN PESO 1960" ("One Peso 1960") below. The edge reads "INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD" ("Independence and Liberty"). 26,259,000 such coins were produced in 1960 at the Mexico City mint. With silver at US$33.80 per troy ounce (as of July 1, 2011), the "melt" value of the coin is about US$1.74. According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, the coin is only worth its silver value in circulated condition - in Uncirculated it is valued at US$3.25, and in Brilliant Uncirculated, US$4.50.
If it's a gold coin, then it depends on the size and date. Re-ask the question specifying all the wording on both sides of the coin. If it's not gold, it has very little value -- these are often found in dealers' miscellaneous foreign bins for 25 cents or less.
I'm not sure, but it is actually an eagle, on a cactus, eating a snake. This was where the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan at Lake Texcoco, where they saw that exact eagle. Sorry I could not tell you what it was worth, but maybe the eagle thing cleared something up! This coin contains .6431 troy oz of silver, so its bullion value is currently higher than its numismatic value. My price guide suggests it is worth $6 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, but the silver in it is worth about $11.
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You are asking about a 5 Centavo coin (KM#426) from Mexico. The coin is brass, weighs 4.0 grams, and measures 20.5mm in diameter (slightly bigger than a US nickel). On the front is the national arms (an eagle with a snake in its mouth) and the full name of the country "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" ("The United Mexican States"); on the back is a portrait of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence against Spain in the early 19th century), with the denomination surrounding her head and the date to the right. 60,216,000 of these coins were produced (all at the Mexico City mint) in 1956, and an example is worth (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins) about US$0.20 in Very Fine condition, US$0.30 in Extremely Fine condition, US$0.75 in Uncirculated condition, and US$1.25 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
any color besides black if you put a see through colored piece of plastic in front of the light