Pesoteca · Mexican numismatic catalog Pesoteca

History · 500 years

Eras of Mexican numismatics

From the cacao tlacos to the piece of eight reales (the most widely used coin in the world between 1700 and 1850), all the way to the 2026 World Cup. Mexico has been striking coins at the oldest Mint in the Americas (1535). Cobs, pillar dollars, bust coins, republican eagles, the Caballito, tin centavos, Centenarios and Onzas Libertad.

10 Eras
490 Years
1742 Cataloged pieces

Chronological journey

The 10 eras in order

From the Conquest to the present day. The eras marked as "Coming soon" don't have pieces in the catalog yet, but they already live here so you can understand their place in the historical thread.

Where to next?

Start with a coin, not with an era

The timeline helps you get your bearings, but the fun starts when you pick up a specific coin: you weigh it, measure it, discover who struck it and why it was pulled from circulation. That's where the collection begins.