Found an interesting coin.... a $100 peso! KM-493

L_Bo · Jun 5, 2008

I thought it was worth $9.69 with today's currency exchange rates!!! :cool:

not the actual coin I found, I didn't take a pic yet

Then further reasearch realized that Mexico "re-valued" the peso in 1993. :no:

They took it out of circulation.

100 Pesos - KM#493 Aluminum-Bronze
Venustiano Carranza
VF $.60 - UNC $2.25

Maybe in 100 years it will be a collector coin :lol:

SeabeeRon · Jun 5, 2008

still, a very neat coin!! :yes:

G-man422 · Jun 5, 2008

I think its still a pretty cool coin.

booker · Jun 5, 2008

Good looking coin!

geodawn · Jun 5, 2008

Nice find!

I found one last year and learned about the revaluation too - ugh!

L_Bo · Jun 5, 2008

Mine doesn't look as good

Maybe I shoulda posted the pics of what I did find in the OP, here are some I just took of it.

Today's nut; the clad is from the 80's. (Been finding a lot of "older" 70's and 80's clad lately) The metal pieces are WWII ammo framgments which are very common for this area.

The coin, needs some cleaning. What should I use to clean it?

Rudy · Jun 5, 2008

I know how you feel. I went through the same thing when I dug up this one.

L_Bo · Jun 5, 2008

Rudy said:
I know how you feel. I went through the same thing when I dug up this one.

Wow, that's like 10X the dissapointment I have. :lol:

Still nice coins, pretty cool with the history behind it being "devalued".

rcasi44 · Jun 6, 2008

I found one too. The same year even. HH Rob

cntrydncr1 · Jun 6, 2008

I found the 1000 Peso coin too. Bummer huh?

Carol K · Jun 6, 2008

Found an interesting coin!

That is interesting. Are those little dots by his forehead the value in Braille?

foreverRich · Jun 6, 2008

L Bo,

If you really want to clean it there are several options. One is electrolysis. Another is to take toothpaste or Soft Scrub cleaner and an old tooth brush. It should clean up pretty good. I wouldn't recommend this if the coin was valuable, but it will make it look pretty for displaying. They do make a nice lookind display coin with your other finds. :yes:

HEAVYMETALNUT · Jun 6, 2008

hey carol!

Carol K said:
That is interesting. Are those little dots by his forehead the value in Braille?

pretty observant there carol.i bet you are right on the braille thing!i didn't even notice that?

Nor'Easter · Jun 7, 2008

What part of the country did you find those in L BO?

L_Bo · Jun 7, 2008

East Coast, Bethany Beach De.

The beach is really weird since a nor easter that blew few a few weeks ago. There is a river running through the beach, a huge sandbar between this "river" and the ocean and at high tide there is hardly a beach. I think there was a lot of sand removed on the back end, now forming this "on the beach elevated sandbar" (if that makes sense) which explains a lot of this old clad I keep finding (60's-80's).

rcasi44 · Jun 7, 2008

I found mine in Illinois. Rob

RickO · Jun 8, 2008

Nice finds.. go to a coin shop, buy a bottle of MS70.. or EZest.. both will clean the coins quite well. If noted to be valuable due to rarity, consult a coin forum. RickO

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