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Chihuahua – Hidalgo del Parral - MEXICAN REVOLUTION – weight variation ?

Started by MORGENSTERNN, July 04, 2016, 08:13:32 PM

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MORGENSTERNN

Hello

I don't find any post about the Hidalgo del Parral coinage
I got here a 2 Centavos 1913 KM-607
Diameter 25 mm weight 7.26 g

I'd like to have your opinion about my coin because weight should be 6.85 g according to Krause


Figleaf

I think you are right to be suspicious, even when this is an emergency issue. There is a coin of this type on Numista. Weight is not given, but design looks the same.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

MORGENSTERNN

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Hello
I found another coin of the same type for sold here http://www.britalycoins.co.uk/world-coins/2975/mexico-chihuahua-hidalgo-del-parral-2-centavos-1913.html
The weight is 7.15 g so there is a third possibility for the same coin (I don't see any difference in the design of the 3 coins)
We may consider that some variations does exist in weight for that coin.
It would be useful to weight other coins of this type

Figleaf

Yes, it does look like the same die was used for all three.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

bgriff99

Flan weight is expected to vary on these crudely produced coins.   Copper for them was gotten by ripping down local trolley lines, according to Neil Utberg.

Figleaf

Electricity cables, maybe? I don't expect the busses to contain much copper.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.