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1 Peso Buelna / Carrasco - Countermarked
| Issuer | State of Sinaloa |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Sand-molded uniface die struck using a standard Mexican 8 Reales coin (KM#377) as the host, resulting in a radiate sunburst design visible across the entire field, characteristic of the Cap and Rays type. The surface exhibits the distinctive porous texture inherent to the sand-casting process, with raised radial rays emanating from a central point. Host coin legends and devices are generally worn or partially absorbed into the cast surface. The flan diameter and weight vary considerably depending on the host coin used, with recorded host years spanning 1824 to 1897. This piece carries the Buelna/Carrasco countermark authorizing its circulation as a Revolutionary emergency issue in Sinaloa. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sinaloa's revolutionary coinage of 1915 occupies a strange corner of Mexican numismatics. General Rafael Buelna controlled the state under Carranza's Constitutionalist faction, and the countermarked pesos issued under his authority were a pragmatic response to the near-total collapse of public confidence in paper money — populations across the northwest would only accept silver. The countermark authenticated existing coin stock rather than striking fresh planchets, which explains the dramatic weight range: the host coins varied wildly in origin and condition before being pressed into Constitutionalist service.