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
10 Pesos	23	8.3333	.900	0.2411

Key to Table
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Gold Content = Gold content in Troy Ounces.

Prices & Availability
The following prices are subject to gold bullion price fluctuations and exchange rate changes.

Date	Denomination	Mintage	Grade	Availability	Price £	Price $
1905	10 Pesos	39,000		Ask	£	$
1906	10 Pesos	2,949,000		Ask	£	$
1907	10 Pesos	1,589,000		Ask	£	$
1908	10 Pesos	890,000		Ask	£	$
1910	10 Pesos	451,000		Ask	£	$
1916	10 Pesos	26,000		Ask	£	$
1917	10 Pesos	1,967,000		Ask	£	$
1919	10 Pesos	266,000		Ask	£	$
1920	10 Pesos	12,000		Ask	£	$
1959	10 Pesos	+/- 1,000,000	About Unc.	Yes	£175	$Ask
1959	10 Pesos	+/- 1,000,000	E. F.	Yes	£150	$Ask

Price Fluctuations
Because of gold bullion price fluctuations, our selling prices on these and most bullion coins are subject to change without notice. Please don't let this stop you from ordering, we will do our best to meet your order.
You can always check the current price with us before ordering.

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £6 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.