Circulating Counterfeit Muera Huerta 1-peso

Circulating counterfeits suggest a certain legitimacy to a coin — that the coin was accepted and had some sort of value. This is a circulating cast counterfeit in low-grade silver, of the Muera Huerta 1-peso, type of GB-86. Note the die state of the pattern coin.

It is a different casting than the modern (collector) cast counterfeits that show up nowadays on eBay. Note the large distinctive casting pits around ESTADOS, UNIDOS and the lower left rays. This circulated example has rim dings (10-11:00 and 4:00 on the eagle side) from testing for silver by bouncing it off a hard surface, checking the ring. The coin has the rather unattractive billion yellow-grey-toning, from low-grade silver. An analysis of another circulating counterfeit, reported but not pictured by Verne Walrafen (Mexican Revolutionary Reporter) was reported as 0.300 fine. Surface marks, wear and the rim dings show it circulated.

Reeding is weak and irregular.