The Aztec Empire was known for its gold for the reason that it was the color of the sun, one of their great gods. They used gold in their artwork to symbolize their sun god. However, they didn't make coins out of that gold. That wasn't started until after the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire.

Mexico was to remain under Spanish rule for almost three centuries and during that time, Spanish style gold coins were made in Mexico. You can tell these Mexican gold coins apart by their mint marks and it included the escudos series such as half escudos, escudos, two escudos, four escudos, and eight escudos.

50 Peso Centenario Libertad 24k Gold Coin Copy Price: $19.95 Time Left: 1h 45m 0 Bid

1945 Dos Pesos 2 Pesos Gold Coin 15 Gm 24k Pure Price: $59.00 Time Left: 3h 12m 19 Bids

1945 Mexico Gold 2 1 2 Peso Bu Price: $84.99 Time Left: 3h 13m 0 Bid

1945 25 Pesos Gold Coin 2 Gm 24k Pure Price: $63.96 Time Left: 3h 17m 9 Bids

1955 Mexican 5 Peso Gold Coin Price: $148.00 Time Left: 4h 10m 16 Bids

Gold 2 Pesos Mexican Coin From 1945 Price: $56.00 Time Left: 4h 37m 10 Bids

1947 Mexico 50 Pesos 375g Gold Coin 120oz Unc Price: $1,338.00 Time Left: 22h 11m 7 Bids

1947 Mexico 50 Pesos Bullion Gold Coin Price: $1,352.00 Time Left: 22h 37m 13 Bids

1931 Mexico 50 Pesos Gold Coin Original Mint State Price: $1,415.25 Time Left: 1d 4h 22 Bids

Mexico declared its independence from Spanish rule in 1810, but no new gold coins were introduced until 1864 when currency was changed into the form of the peso.

These days, seven types of Mexican gold coins are available for collectors. These are: 1 Peso, 2 Pesos, 2.5 Pesos, 5 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 20 pesos, and 50 pesos. The gold content ranges from 0.45 troy ounces for 1 Peso to 1.20 troy ounces for 50 pesos.