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Mexico Gold 2.5 Peso (1870-1892) melt value

One coin holds 0.11900 oz of pure gold. At today’s gold price of $4,390.60 per troy oz, melt is $522.48.

Gold spot
$4,390.60 / troy oz

Spot as of Sep 6, 2026 9:20 PM · $1 move in gold changes this coin by $0.12

Silver
$65.53
 Platinum
$1,793.00
 Palladium
$1,376.00
Melt / coin$522.48
Gold spot$4,390.60
AGW0.11900 oz
Gross weight4.230 g
Fineness87.5%
Gross troy oz0.1360
Coins / oz8.40

Figure yours

Count the pieces. A roll of this type varies.

Pure oz 1.1900
Melt $5,224.80

How this melt is figured

A Mexico Gold 2.5 Peso (1870-1892) weighs 4.230 grams at 87.5% fine. That is 0.11900 troy ounces of pure gold (AGW). Melt = 0.11900 × today’s gold spot of $4,390.60.

Date and mintmark do not change the metal. An early date and a common date of this type have the same melt. Collector value — what someone will pay above the metal — is a different question. For sold prices see Sold Comps.

Quick amounts

Using $4,390.60 gold.

You havePure ozMelt
1 coin 0.1190 $522.48
10 coins 1.1900 $5,224.81
20 coins 2.3800 $10,449.63

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Related types

Same metal, nearby coins.

Mexico Gold 10 Peso (1870-1905) · 0.47600 AGW $2,089.93 Mexico Gold 20 Peso (1870-1905) · 0.95190 AGW $4,179.41 Mexico Gold 5 Peso (1870-1905) · 0.23800 AGW $1,044.96 Argentina Gold 5 Pesos (1881-1889) · 0.23340 AGW $1,024.77 Chile Gold 100 Peso (1926-1980) · 0.58850 AGW $2,583.87 Chile Gold 20 Peso (1906-1917) · 0.35320 AGW $1,550.76 Chile Gold 20 Peso (1926-1980) · 0.11770 AGW $516.77 Chile Gold 50 Peso (1926-1974) · 0.29430 AGW $1,292.15

Questions people ask

How much pure gold is in a Mexico Gold 2.5 Peso (1870-1892)?

Mint spec is 4.230 grams at 87.5% fine, which is 0.11900 troy oz of pure gold (AGW). Date and mintmark do not change that.

What is a Mexico Gold 2.5 Peso (1870-1892) worth in melt today?

At gold spot of $4,390.60 per troy oz, one coin’s melt is $522.48. Multiply by how many you have. A rare date or a nice grade can sell for more than melt.

How many Mexico Gold 2.5 Peso (1870-1892)s equal one ounce of gold?

About 8.40 coins equal 1.00 troy oz of pure gold at mint weight.

Does mintmark change the melt value?

No. A Philadelphia, Denver, or San Francisco coin of this type has the same metal. Melt is type × composition, not date or mintmark.

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