I would like to bring to the readers' attention a book that was presented at the US MexicanNumismatic Association Convention in Scottsdale, AZ last week.

Allan Schein: Mexican Beauty / Belleza Mexicana - Un PesoCaballito.
Salt Lake City, 2014. 238 pp., full color with hundreds of coin photos, text in English andSpanish.

Mexico's Caballito ("little horse") peso was issued in five consecutive years,from 1910 to 1914. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful coin designs of the modernera.

This book contains comprehensive information on the coin's designer, French medalist CharlesPillet, its design elements and numismatic history, along with valuable information for collectorson date and die varieties, values, grading, toned coins, counterfeits, and more.

The book is bilingual, translated to Spanish by Mexican coin specialist Roberto del Bosque.

While collecting coins from the year of birth of his father, 1914, the author Allan Schein cameacross the Caballito Peso and fell in love with the issue (despite the fact that the year 1914 isthe highly priced key date of the series). Years of intensive research and study have resulted inthis ultimate collector's guide.

This is also what I personally see to be the greatest asset of this work: it is a perfectcombination of historical background for numismatists interested in Mexican coins or world crownsin general on one side and a detailed insight into the series for the specialized collector on theother.

The book is available from Allan Schein at allan@taekwondograndmaster.com

To read Allan's article on the coin, see:
Mexico's Caballito Peso(taekwondograndmaster.com/Caballito/)