Show COINAGE OF MEXICAN MONEY A statement has been issued bearing on the coinage of silver in mexico since the time of the conquest by cortez to the year 1535 and on up to the year 1901 has just been made public the figures figure s thus compiled show the following remarkable results from 1535 to 1821 colonial period from 1822 to 1901 independence pen dence total coinage in years of this sum in the colonial period the silver coinage was gold coinage copper making a grand total from 1535 to 1821 2 against under independence silver gold copper bronze making a total from 1822 to co 1901 of |