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.
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![]() 1714 Mexico Gold 8 Escudos Xf W 14k Bezel See Pics Price: $8,300.00 Time Left: 4h 8m
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![]() 1959 20 Peso Gold Pendant In 14k Bezel Price: $995.00 Time Left: 4h 47m
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![]() 1945mo Mexico Restrike 2p 048 Oz Gold Uncirculated Ngc Price: $84.95 Time Left: 9h 3m
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![]() 1959 Mexican 20 Peso Gold 4823 Oz Coin 15 Grams 27mm Price: $895.00 Time Left: 11h 21m
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![]() 1901 Mo M Mexico 1 Peso Gold Mexican Coin Pcgs Ms63 Price: $388.00 Time Left: 11h 34m
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![]() 1888 Cn Mexico One Peso Extremely Rare Gold Coin Price: $228.00 Time Left: 12h 24m
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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.
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