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Decimal issues of the Alamos mint

Copper

One centavo 

Diameter 25 mm. 

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Copper-nickel

These fractional coins were decreed by an act of 16 December 1881 but proved very  unpopular and were discontinued on 12 December 1883.

One centavo

Diameter 16 mm. 

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1882    
1883    

 

Two centavos

Diameter 18 mm. 

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Comment
1882    
1883/2    
1882    

 

Five centavos

Diameter 20 mm. 

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1882    
1883    

 

Silver

Five centavos

Diameter 15 mm. 1.353 g. 0.9027 silver 

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Ten centavos 

Diameter 17 mm. 2.707 g. 0.9027 silver 

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Twenty-five centavos

Diameter 25 mm. 6.768 g. 0.9027 silver 

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Fifty centavos

Diameter 30 mm.13.536 g. 0.9027 silver 

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One peso

Diameter 37 mm. 23.073 g. 0.9027 silver 

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 1869 C    
1869 C   large LEY in scroll; pattern
1870 C    
1870 M/C    
1870/69 C    
1870 M    
1871 M    
1871/0 M    
1872/1 M    
1872 M    
1873      

 

Diameter 39 mm.23.073 g. 0.9027 silver 

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Gold

One peso

Diameter 15 mm.1.692 g. 0.8750 gold 

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2½ pesos 

Diameter 18 mm. 4.230 g. 0.8750 gold 

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 Five pesos 

Diameter 22 mm. 8.460 g. 0.8750 gold 

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Ten pesos 

Diameter 27 mm. 16.920 g. 0.8750 gold 

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Twenty pesos

Diameter 34 mm. 33.840 g. 0.8750 gold 

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