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1 Peso Pattern, Classic Eagle, Brass
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing bust of a Mesoamerican eagle warrior occupies the central field, rendered in a stylized pre-Columbian artistic manner, wearing a distinctive feathered eagle helmet. The denomination $1 appears to the left of the bust in the field, while the date 1979 is positioned below. The design reflects the broader series of Mexican coinage celebrating indigenous heritage. |
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| Mintage | 1979 |
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Pattern coinage from the Casa de Moneda rarely escapes the mint's own archives, and the 1979 brass trial pieces were struck specifically to test alloy substitutes as silver had long since been abandoned for circulation coinage and rising base-metal costs were forcing the mint to evaluate cheaper alternatives. PL#146C sits in a small family of compositional trials from this period, most of which never advanced beyond internal review.