Although the currency of 50 cents It is one of the least loved among Mexicans due to its lack of practicality and its low denomination. Few people surely imagine that there are copies that can be worth a lot of money, since there is a ancient piece that due to a mistake of coinage in the year of their production by which they could give 2 million pesos.
Any currencyregardless of its name, can considerably increase its value if it has some detail that makes it distinguishable from other examples of the same model, such as a mistake mintage, however, can be worth even more money if it is a piece ancientas is this copy of 50 cents.
For this old 50-cent coin they give up to 2 million pesos
On the Mercado Libre page there is available a ancient coin of 50 cents of Family C for which numismatic specialists could give 2 million pesos, since in addition to having been produced more than 25 years ago, its high value is justified by supposedly presenting a mistake of coinage in the part of the yearsince instead of 1998, 1898 is seen.
According to the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), the currency of 50 cents of family C was put into circulation on January 1, 1996 and is currently still valid for transactions. Among its main characteristics is that its shape is notched dodecagonal, it weighs 4.39 grams, has 22.0 mm in diameter and is made of aluminum bronze.
Regarding its design, on the obverse it has the National Shield in sculptural relief in the center, with the legend “UNITED MEXICAN STATES” forming the upper semicircle. While on the reverse side the number fifty “50” appears as the main motif, the cent symbol “¢”, year of minting, the symbol of the Mexican Mint “M°” and a stylization of the Ring of Acceptance of the Sunstone.