5 Pesos Madero 2010 (Revolution Centennial): Value & Prices

5 Pesos Madero 2010: What It's Actually Worth

If you found a 2010 Mexican 5 Pesos coin with Francisco I. Madero on it, here is the honest answer: the ordinary circulation version is worth about face value, roughly 25 to 30 US cents, plus a small premium if it's uncirculated. The version that carries real money is the proof coin with a solid silver .925 center, still in its original Banxico case. That one is the collector piece.

This coin is part of the 2010 series marking the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution ("Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana"). Madero was the reform leader who launched the Revolution and served as president from 1911 to 1913. Mexico's central bank, Banco de México (Banxico), issued a full set of these bimetallic 5-peso coins honoring different Revolution figures. Yours is one of them.

Two Versions, Two Very Different Prices

The single most important thing to check is which version you have, because the value gap is large.

Circulation version. This is the coin that went into everyday change. It's bimetallic: an aluminum-bronze outer ring around a plain center. It is not silver. In worn condition it's worth face value. In pristine uncirculated condition, collectors will pay a small premium, typically a couple of US dollars.

Proof silver version. This one was struck for collectors, not for spending. The center is solid .925 sterling silver with a mirror-like proof finish, and it originally came sealed in an official Banxico presentation case with a certificate. If you have the coin still in its capsule with the case and paperwork, that's the one worth real money on the collector market, usually in the range of 40 to 90 US dollars depending on condition and whether the packaging is complete. Loose or damaged, it's worth less.

Full Specifications

Feature	Detail
Denomination	5 Pesos (conmemorativa)
Year	2010
Weight	9.76 g
Diameter	30.52 mm
Edge	Plain (smooth)
Alloy	Aluminum-bronze ring; center silver .925 (proof version)
Finish	Proof (encapsulated) and regular circulation
Issuer	Banco de México (Banxico)

Use these numbers to authenticate. A jewelry scale and a caliper will tell you fast whether a coin matches the real weight and diameter.

Don't Fall for the "Worth Thousands" Myth

These coins are all over social media with claims that a single 5-peso Revolution coin is worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. That is not true for the standard piece. The 2010 series was produced in large numbers for circulation, so millions of people have one. Abundance kills value. The only versions that carry a meaningful premium are the proof silver coins with intact packaging, and even those trade in the tens of dollars, not the thousands.

If a listing shows one of these selling for a huge price, look closer: it's either a wishful asking price no one is paying, or it's the proof set being sold as a complete collection, not a single common coin.

About the "Error Coin" Claims

Collectors do recognize genuine mint errors: off-center strikes, die rotation, doubling, and edge or die varieties. A verified factory error can multiply a coin's value. But most of the "errors" circulating online are post-mint damage: dents, scratches, corrosion, and wear that happened after the coin left the mint. That damage lowers value, it doesn't raise it. If you think you have a genuine error, post clear photos in the Pesoteca forum and let experienced collectors weigh in before you assume it's valuable.

How to Check What Yours Is Worth

1. Identify the version. Silver proof center in a Banxico case, or plain circulation coin? This decides almost everything.
2. Check condition. Uncirculated and proof coins with no scratches or fingerprints bring the top of the range. Worn coins bring the bottom.
3. Verify it's genuine. Weigh it (9.76 g) and measure the diameter (30.52 mm). Fakes usually miss the weight, miss the diameter, show flat relief, or have color that bleeds across the ring and center.
4. Keep the packaging. For the proof version, the original case and certificate are a real part of the value. Don't crack it out of the capsule.

For more Mexican coins that show up in inherited collections, see our guide to modern Mexican silver coins, and if you're sorting a whole box, browse the full Pesoteca coin catalog.

Where to Sell It

To sell the 2010 Madero 5 Pesos, the safest route is a verified numismatic dealer from the Pesoteca shop directory, which can appraise it on the spot, or the Pesoteca buy-and-sell forum where you deal directly with collectors. Photograph the coin front, back, and edge, and compare your grade against the ranges above before you sell. Avoid dumping it to the first buyer on a social media marketplace, especially the silver proof version.

Have a 2010 Revolution 5 Pesos and not sure if it's the silver proof or the common one? Post a photo of the case and both sides in the Pesoteca forum and the community will tell you exactly what you have.

Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez: initiator of the Revolution and president of Mexico between 1911 and 1913

Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez (1873-1913) was the initiator of the Revolution and president of Mexico between 1911 and 1913 during the Mexican Revolution.

In 1908 Madero published the book La sucesion presidencial en 1910, a denunciation of Porfirio Diaz's clinging to power. Arrested in San Luis Potosi during the 1910 campaign, he escaped and proclaimed the Plan de San Luis, which called for an uprising on November 20 of that year. He was president between November 1911 and February 1913, when the Decena Tragica ended with his assassination.

Context of the year. The piece is from 2010 and marks the exact centennial of the Plan de San Luis. Madero is the formal trigger of the Mexican Revolution.

The reverse of the coin. The reverse of this 5-peso piece shows the portrait of Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez, his engraved signature, and the year 2010, in accordance with the official Bank of Mexico catalog for the commemorative series of the Centennial of the start of the Revolution (1910-2010).

Legacy. The Apostle of Democracy. His remains rest in the Monument to the Revolution. Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas and dozens of streets bear his name.