I sure wish I was over this cold. Maybe I'll be fit to dive early next week.
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In the meantime I waited a full 24 hours before checking out that coin again and it was still there so I brought it back to town for a second opinion. A pal of mine is from an old island family and was amused I'd wait 24 hours. He said it was obvious the coin was meant for me. What a charmer. At the bank they said it was out of circulation and of no face value. In 1986 the rate of exchange was ~3,000/$ usd.
Here is an account of the recient peso's valuation:
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Mexican currency prior to 1993 was the peso (Mex$). At par with the dollar in the nineteenth century, the Mexican government occasionally devalued the peso in the first half of the twentieth century. From 1954 until 1975, the peso's value was fixed at US$1 = Mex$12.49. In 1976 the peso was allowed to float and depreciated to about US$1 = Mex$100 in 1982. By 1992, however, the peso's value had fallen to US$1 = Mex$3,000, and a new currency, the new peso (NMex$--q.v.), was introduced, replacing the peso at the rate of 1 new peso = 1,000 pesos.
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There is a friendly older guy in the plaza selling Mexican antique silver coins who said it was made of a Nickel alloy and maybe worth about $5 usd. I've been looking for a modern 50 Peso coin I saw in Puerto Vallarta in 2001 and hoping for a trade of some sort.
The silver coin guy said he might have one for me to see today, Saturday.
This is a wall painting of a bumper sticker that says 'Go Cozumel'. There is a lot of enthusiasm around fixing up the storm damage and making the island presentable.
This tree had such a grip on the surrounding paving slabs that it took a few with it when Wilma blew it over. You can imagine what it was like for all those boats.
Every boater has an opinion on anchoring but their techniques don't very much. When the cruise ships come to call at Cozumel a local pilot comes aboard and directs the ship's docking or anchoring. Because all the shipping piers are unserviceable right now everyone anchors out. Here is one of this mornings arrivals anchoring. It took almost an hour to find just the right spot to drop the hook, have the pilot boat double check the
anchors location with their 'fish finder' sonar, pay out a lot of anchor chain as they repositioned the ship, then 'set' the anchor by finally backing down on the chain.
As a parting shot lets say sweet dreams to Bortola. She has the uncanny ability to nap on the next thing you are going to want to pick up and use.
That's the pack I'm going to lug this iBook down to the cyber shop with to publish this page.
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