The “Caballito” (little horse) peso of 1910–1914 is considered the most beautiful Mexican silver dollar of the 20th century — Liberty on horseback, torch aloft, riding into the Revolution. A short five-year run, two celebrated varieties, and a scarce 1914 make it a favourite date-set chase.
Key facts
- Struck 1910–1914 at the Mexico City mint for the Estados Unidos Mexicanos (KM-453).
- Design by French sculptor Charles Pillet: Liberty in a Phrygian cap riding a horse, carrying a torch and laurel branch, before the rising sun; obverse shows the Mexican eagle.
- Specification: 27.073 g, .9027 silver (.7859 oz ASW), 39 mm.
- 1910 (the centenary-of-independence issue) had the largest mintage at 3,814,000; the series’ shortest strike is 1914, the scarcest date.
- Celebrated varieties: 1913/2 overdate (attributed by PCGS and NGC), and long/short-ray variants.
- Authentication notes: key dates and varieties are certified-holder candidates; weight and the lettered edge are first checks on raw examples.