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Mexico 20 pesos gold (Veinte Pesos): Azteca, not a 20-centavos
The modern Mexico 20 pesos gold (VEINTE PESOS) is 0.4823 oz of gold, .900 fine. Calendar stone reverse. Do not mix it with a 20 centavos or with the older 87.5% 20 pesos.
Veinte pesos on a gold coin is Mexico’s 20 pesos gold. The modern type (Azteca / calendar stone) is .900 gold, 0.4823 oz AGW. It is a real gold coin. Shops buy it as gold, not as a peso. World coins at a US shop.
Do not mix these up
- VEINTE PESOS gold — this page. Gold. About half an ounce.
- VEINTE CENTAVOS — a small silver or copper coin. Not 0.48 oz of gold.
- Older 20 pesos 87.5% (1870–1905) — different fineness. Different Melt Prices type.
If the coin is the size of a quarter and says centavos, it is not this. If it is gold-colored and light, it might be brass. Weigh it. Gold this size is heavy for the diameter.
Live melt
Mexico 20 pesos gold. Older 87.5%: mexico-20-pesos-gold-875. Melt is the gold. Premiums on popular Mexican gold run like other world bullion — not 100% melt, not a numismatic fantasy unless the date is actually scarce.
Dos, cinco, diez, and cincuenta pesos gold are the same family, different ounces. Search those names on Melt Prices.