{"id":37730,"date":"2024-09-11T15:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numismeo.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=37730"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:51:02","slug":"mexique-peso-1898-mo-am-refrappe-pcgs-ms64","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.numismeo.com\/en\/boutique\/etrangeres\/amerique-latine\/mexique-peso-1898-mo-am-refrappe-pcgs-ms64\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Peso 1898 Mo AM restrike PCGS MS64"},"content":{"rendered":"Silver peso struck in Mexico, coin is dated 1898 but was struck in 1949 (restrike). Coin Certified by PCGS as MS64 (Mint State) almost FDC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgseurope.com\/cert\/45779328?l=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificat PCGS<\/a>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"1\">1. Historical Context<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">In 1949, China was in the midst of a full-blown civil war. The Nationalist government of the Kuomintang, led by <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"112\">Chiang Kai-shek<\/b>, was in dire straits facing the communist troops of Mao Zedong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\">The Chinese economy was collapsing, and paper money (the Yuan) was experiencing hyperinflation. No one wanted it anymore.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\">To pay the troops and attempt to stabilize the economy, the government desperately needed silver coinage (hard currency).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\">In China at that time, the most trusted coin for trade\u2014and had been for decades\u2014was the <b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"88\">Mexican Peso<\/b> (known as the \u201cEagle Dollar\u201d due to the eagle on its obverse).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">2. The 1949 Operation<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The Nationalist government requested assistance from the United States and Mexico to obtain these coins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The \u201c1898\u201d Date:<\/b> Since the Chinese people trusted \u201cold\u201d pesos, it was decided not to strike coins with a modern date (1949), but to use dies from a year reputed for its high silver content. The date <b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"199\">1898<\/b> was chosen.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Minting:<\/b> A massive quantity of these coins was struck urgently (over 10 million pieces). Unusually, the Mexico City Mint (<i data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"126\">Casa de Moneda<\/i>) could not produce the entire order alone. Therefore, it subcontracted part of the production to the <b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"242\">San Francisco Mint<\/b> in the United States.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">3. How to Identify Them?<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Although they bear the date 1898, these 1949 coins are not identical to the originals. Collectors distinguish them using a few technical details (called diagnostics):<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Mint Mark Alignment:<\/b> On the 1898 originals, the small \u201co\u201d in \u201cMo\u201d (the Mexico City Mint symbol) is generally aligned with the top of the \u201cM\u201d. On the 1949 restrikes, the \u201co\u201d is often positioned slightly higher than the \u201cM\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Denticles (Rim):<\/b> There is often a difference in the number or spacing of the small teeth on the coin\u2019s border (for example, 139 denticles for the original versus 134 for the San Francisco restrike).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver peso struck in Mexico, coin is dated 1898 but was struck in 1949 (restrike). 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