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While digging in Texas we found a coin with an Eagle holding a snake standing on Cactus. The other side of the coin has 1/4 M.A. date 1833
Tom, I suspect that you have a 1/4 Real Mexican coin from 1833. The eagle with snake on a cactus was an old Aztec symbol and Mexico adopted it for its coinage. Go to
http://cgi.ebay.com/MEXICO-REPUBLIC-MEXICO-CITY-1-4-REAL-1833-Mo-KM-358_W0QQitem...
for an 1833 1/4 real Mexican coin offered for sale (might be a closed auction). Hope this helped, Jim Lawniczak
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Jim Lawniczak
Expertise
I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.
Experience
Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.
Organizations
TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)
Publications
TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins
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