{"product_id":"mexico-state-of-chihuahua-1914-1-peso-dos-caritas-serie-a-739","title":"Mexico – State of Chihuahua 1914 1 Peso \"Dos Caritas\" (Serie A, 738)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-specifics\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specs-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMexico – State of Chihuahua 1914 1 Peso \"Dos Caritas\" (Serie A, Control T-AHR)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIssuing Authority:\u003c\/b\u003e State of Chihuahua (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003eEl Estado de Chihuahua\u003c\/i\u003e) under General Francisco \"Pancho\" Villa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 Peso (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eUn Peso\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePlate Decree Date:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003e10 de Febrero de 1914\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"\u003eChihuahua, Chihuahua, México\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\"\u003eSerie A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalog Reference:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003ePick # S534 \/ S535\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSerial Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e№ 5875738\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Printed in red typography at lower left and lower right)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFace Portraits:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2,6,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,1,0,0\"\u003eLeft: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\"\u003eAbraham González\u003c\/b\u003e (Governor of Chihuahua and revolutionary patron to Pancho Villa)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,1,1,0\"\u003eRight: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,6,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eFrancisco I. Madero\u003c\/b\u003e (President of Mexico and early leader of the 1910 Revolution)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Vignette:\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eChihuahua State Government Palace\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003ePalacio de Gobierno\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Control Markings:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,0,0\"\u003eRed scalloped circular seal: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eTesorería General del Estado - Chihuahua\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Right flank)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,1,0\"\u003eRed series control overprint: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003eT-AHR\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Left flank)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,1,2,0\"\u003eCenter: Plain courtyard (no central red datestamp)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFace Ink Bleed \/ Stamp Ghosting:\u003c\/b\u003e Noticeable red ink bleed-through\/offset appears on the obverse face, particularly around the portrait frame of Francisco I. Madero and the left border, transferred from stacked fresh sheets or heavy pressure during the treasury handstamping process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003eKnown universally as the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"25\"\u003e\"Dos Caritas\" (Two Little Faces)\u003c\/b\u003e banknote, this was the primary circulating paper currency issued to finance Pancho Villa’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"149\"\u003eDivisión del Norte\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003eWhile the engraved plate bears the original February 10, 1914 decree date, notes like this were processed, stamped, and put into circulation across late 1914 and 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003eThe \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003eT-AHR\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e control letters on the reverse, alongside the official state treasury seal, served as batch tracking and anti-counterfeiting verification marks to distinguish legitimate military emissions from counterfeit border bills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical \u0026amp; Visual Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eFine to Very Fine (F 15 – VF 20)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePreservation Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Authentic, circulated fibrous paper with good body, though showing more handling wear along the edges than your earlier pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMargins \u0026amp; Edge Flaws:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete margins, but with visible perimeter wear: a small nick\/tear on the top right margin (visible at bottom left when inverted) and slight roughness along the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFolds \u0026amp; Creasing:\u003c\/b\u003e Moderate circulation handling with a distinct vertical center fold, minor secondary handling wrinkles, and softness along the corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSurface Toning \u0026amp; Soiling:\u003c\/b\u003e Honest age toning and light handling soiling across the border margins, typical of raw, unwashed Mexican Revolutionary campaign scrip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint Contrast:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep, dark blue intaglio ink for the primary engravings. 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