By thebighigg on Skatehive
No, it's not Cinco de Mayo, not quite yet anyway! This is a coin that I have wanted to add to my collection for many, many long years now, but never found the right deal. I keep hoping, but when I saw this yesterday it made me remember just how much I love Mexican produced gold coins. They are truly gorgeous, and I highly recommend owning a few if you can ever fit it in your budget! This is the Twenty Pesos gold coin produced from 1917 until 1959, and one of my favorite coins that I don't have in my stack. Have a look at this one from 1918! https://img.leopedia.io/DQmbuEe1q939pmA2q829VftesVTXYAGWhMmVaTqiRvVUVJx/image.png https://img.leopedia.io/DQmRBNKePnzMQbxW72jXWhi1GdCKnHzXHesMBguxwKxyA3b/image.png From APMEX.com These beautiful coins have the classic golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus with a rattlesnake in it's beak. On the reverse (back) it the Sun Stone or Aztec Calendar which is a valuable part of Mexican culture and tradition. It composed of 0.4823 Troy ounces of gol