Mexican Coin Magic

The Internet Magazine of Mexican Numismatics

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        1952 Sociedad Numismatica de Mexico Membership Medal                                                 

Welcome … to the only online digital magazine designed and developed just for and by Mexican coin collectors!  This web site is for all of you out there that might be just a little crazy, at least when it comes to the coins and history of Mexico. Good news!  We understand your attraction to these wonderful coins that can trace the history of the New World from Hernando Cortez to the present day, because the designers of this web site are just as crazy about Monedas Mexicanas as your are!  And be sure to tell your friends and other Mexican coin collectors about our Mexican Coin Magic web site.

We began our publication by concentrating a lot of attention on the Republican Period’s ocho reales (8 Reales) and ocho escudos (8 Escudos).

But we are now trying to cover the entire spectrum of every series of Mexican coins from the earliest Maravedis through the 20th Century. However, we had to start somewhere, and since we have some small knowledge about these two series, here goes. In the beginning each new issue had 14 distinctive sections or columns, this was done in order to try to make your life of collecting slightly less hectic, more enjoyable and because we want you to be able to easily locate reliable sources of information and data that can provide you with interesting and accurate facts about the coins you collect. Each new issue will contain information about new varieties, other collectors sharing your interests, the coins you need and/or want, good books and important catalogs for your library and last but not least, the latest news about our mutual obsession.

It is our hope and desire that this website-magazine will become a worldwide meeting place.  A productive resource for the many collectors and historians interested in Mexico, especially those who want to share what they have learned with other collectors and numismatists.  We have committed ourselves to making this site attractive, informative, and controversial while publicly sharing important information related to Mexican coins with you … the collector.  Below you will find a list of our current columns/sections, but remember we hope to add new ones over the years. 

Each new issue of Mexican Coin Magic will contain new material in every column/section. We began by trying to publish five issues every year, but after a while we realized that was almost impossible with our limited resources. Hopefully others will decide that our publication is worthy and begin to help by writing an article or two a year. We would like to keep new issues coming at a rate of four per year. If you have something interesting to say about Mexican coins, we welcome any and all story lines and articles, just let us know when you are ready to publish.

To go to any column/segment just click on the [X] box.  Beware ... if you are using a dial up Internet connection some articles or sections on our website may take several minutes to load, be patient because it is worth the wait! 

Please remember to register on the Mexican Coin Magic Web Site @ The Collector Registry Form [14] so we may contact you when new items are published, and so other collectors, if you wish, may contact you when they have something that might interest you.  Here is an index of what you will find in each issue: 

The Home Page: You are currently reading this page

The Table of Contents:  This page, like any regular printed magazines, lists the articles found in each issue.  To go to any Issue's Table of Contents click on the [X] to select one:

The Front Page: This news recap, with commentaries by the Mexican Coin Magic staff, will be about the entire spectrum of Mexican Numismatics from coins to coin auctions, newly discovered varieties, news about collectors and coin show information will be posted here. We welcome all collectors, dealers, auction houses, and show promoters to contribute their news stories and send us their newsworthy press releases along with the items we report. 

The Untold Story: A New feature length article every issue about the Mexican coins, the mints, some of the personalities and events shaping Mexico during the Colonial & Republican Periods authored by Mexican Coin Magic guys and others who wish to share information about Mexico's history, coins, mints and the people behind them.

The Collector’s Corner: This segment is devoted to helping you increase your knowledge about collecting your selected series of Mexican coins. Beginning with an Introduction of the 8 Reales and 8 Escudos of the Republican Period of Mexico, later other series will be covered. We will also help you with your collections by increasing your knowledge with everything from helping you build s numismatic library to helping you select the products you need to insure your coins.

Mexican Numismatic Profiles: Each issue we profile one collector, one coin dealer or auction house and one leading Mexican historian or writer with information about them, their collections, sales and publications.

Coin Views & Reviews: Each issue we will review at least one old (25+ years) and one new book or catalog that we feel you should know about or add to your library, even if you aren’t into reading too much.

The Soap Box ... in the Park:  Is an open forum for all collectors to bring up points that need attention or that need to be corrected in our world of Mexican Numismatics. Here we will try to cover many different questions facing collectors and dealers and we expect this column to be somewhat controversial because there are some weighted questions that need to be resolved in our little world.  Originally this was also a place for questions and answers, but because of the volume of questions we received on our first foray into websites, oh so many months ago, we decided we needed to devote a new column! The Mexican Coin Answer Man will now handle the questions about specific Mexican Coins.  What you will now see and read here will be problems, maybe with solutions, brought forth by our staff and guest writers. We also encourage articles by our readers on new subjects, or items they have discovered.  Remember suggestions are always welcome.

Mexican Coin Facts & Figures: In this segment we will begin with all currently know gold production tables for early Republic Gold Production (1823 to 1873) from several different sources. Later we give you the gold and silver production tables for other eras and other interesting tidbits of factional information or maybe even fictional ones.  The Mexican Coin Magic staff will also analyze different mints coins, their dies, rarity, and provide you with items that you may not know in this column about the Colonial, Republic and Modern Periods.

The Feature Article: We begin this column with a series about a New Unified Mexican Republic Numbering System.  A special three-month feature: First an Introduction and the reasons we need a new dynamic numbering system for Mexican Coinage, then the Republican coinage tables with the actual numbers for each DAM (Date/Assayer/Mintmark).

The Mexican Photo Album: This column focuses on the coins in different collections from many different series.  Do you have some really nice coins that you want to share with the rest of the world?  As the title implies, here is a site where you can post photos of your coins or Mexican numismatic items to share and compare with other collectors.

The Back Page: This column is for new unpublished varieties, corrections to previous articles, and generally a catchall page that will appear in most issues as needed.  Sometimes we will just have some fun with a few questions about your knowledge of certain Mexican coins.

The Mexican Coin Magic Answer Man: Dave Busse and the other Mexican coin specialists here try to answer all of our readers questions about individual coins they have found or own.  We will try to answer all your questions, but sometimes we may have to throw out the questions to all of our readers, when we can't find an answer.

Let’s Talk About Minors: Is devoted to articles of interest concerning all Mexican minor coins written by collectors worldwide.

Around and About: Is a replacement column for one originally intended for Kent Ponterio, but has been cancelled due to the lack of interest by Kent. This new column will be seen from time to time that will be written by guest writers where the tell of there personal experiences with Mexican Coins. This articles may be stories of how they found certain coins, their experiences at coin shows, or people that they have met over the years.     

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[14] Mexican Coin Magic Registry: The  place for you to register and to tell us about you and your collecting interests so that you may receive the latest info that interests you!  We will use the information you provide to add additional columns and coin series, the more the interest, the sooner we will add a segment about your specific coin interests.

Mexican Coin Collector Directory: A current list of the collectors registered with Mexican Coin Magic along with their collecting interests, their email address and if they can be contacted in another manner by others and at what times.

Mexican Coin Dealer Directory: A current list of the dealers registered with Mexican Coin Magic along with their specialty areas, their email address, phone numbers and when they can be contacted by collectors. This resource page has been cancelled due to the lack of coin dealer interest.

[xx] Mexican Black Magic: This segment introduces you to some powerful data that is available to serious and advanced collectors, and researchers about individual DAMs and the varieties within each.  However, all of the information available here requires a fee to have full access to more than just the sample data.  For more information and samples go to [Mexican FoxLair].  

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