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1 Peso Pattern, silver

Issuer Casa de Moneda de México
Year 1896
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Composition Silver
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Reverse script Latin
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Edge Reeded
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Pattern coinage from the Casa de Moneda in the 1890s falls squarely within the Díaz administration's push to rationalize Mexico's monetary system following decades of chaotic regional mintage. This particular piece was part of broader experimentation with peso denominations as Mexico worked toward tighter alignment with international silver standards — a project made urgent by the global collapse in silver prices that had been grinding through the 1870s and 1880s.

KM#Pn160 is sparsely documented, with no confirmed mintage figure and institutional distribution unknown. The weight spec sits notably heavier than the circulating 1 Peso issues of the same period, suggesting this was a proposed specification rather than a continuation of existing production parameters.

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