small coin but no denomination
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sectshun8
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With no date or denomination, it may just be a token.
It is a token or pattern.
Only three denominations of Mexican coins were made with the name and inscription of Maximilian. They were fashioned after French designs, and are rather attractive. Silver pesos and 50-centavo coins are available in a wide range of conditions at about $100 for Fine pieces up to $300 for Extremely Fine. There also exists a gold 20 Pesos (33.84 grams). Gold 20 pesos are very rare.
The small gold Maximilian tokens are of modern manufacture, mostly for the jewelry trade. Most are 10k gold but some are just gold plated brass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mexico-Maximili...0QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101
Only three denominations of Mexican coins were made with the name and inscription of Maximilian. They were fashioned after French designs, and are rather attractive. Silver pesos and 50-centavo coins are available in a wide range of conditions at about $100 for Fine pieces up to $300 for Extremely Fine. There also exists a gold 20 Pesos (33.84 grams). Gold 20 pesos are very rare.
The small gold Maximilian tokens are of modern manufacture, mostly for the jewelry trade. Most are 10k gold but some are just gold plated brass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mexico-Maximili...0QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101
Voriax
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Searched a bit and there seems to be several variants of this token. Apparently they were used as marriage tokens and may have a small amount of gold in them. Also see here: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Coin-Collecting-2297/Mexican-Gold-Coin-Ring.htm
and here: http://www.calgoldcoin.com/mexico.htm
Voriax
and here: http://www.calgoldcoin.com/mexico.htm
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