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10 Centavos Counterfeit
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1878-1896 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Mexican national arms at center, depicting an eagle displayed facing left, perched on a cactus rising from a rocky lake island, grasping a serpent in its beak and talons. A wreath of laurel and oak branches frames the base of the device. The curved legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs along the upper periphery in Latin letters, while the date 1891 appears in the exergue below the eagle. The coin exhibits a beaded border along the inner rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Counterfeit 10 centavos pieces circulated widely in late 19th-century Mexico, exploiting the fractional silver shortage that plagued provincial commerce. The silver-plated brass construction was sophisticated enough to pass in low-light market transactions, where the weight discrepancy — roughly half that of the genuine coin — often went unnoticed by illiterate rural populations unfamiliar with the official specification.