Guide to Collecting Mexican Silver Coins Mexican silver coins span from the earliest days of the Spanish colonial mint in Mexico City to modern bullion issues, covering five centuries of monetary history in the Americas. A Brief History of Mexican Silver Coinage The Mexico City Mint, established in 1535, is one of the oldest functioning mints in the Western Hemisphere. The classic Mexican peso and its fractional denominations became among the most widely recognized silver

How to Buy Chopmarked Coins Chopmarked coins occupy a unique place in numismatics. These are coins that carry the physical evidence of their own commercial history, stamped and restamped by merchants and banks across Asia as they passed from hand to hand in 19th-century trade. For the collector who values history as much as metal, chopmarked coins are among the most tangible artifacts of the global silver trade. What Is a Chopmark? A chopmark is a mark punched, stamped, or