These are often found in circulated condition in coin dealers' misc. foreign coin bins for 25 cents.
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It is silver and slightly collectible apart from just meltdown value. You should get $8 - $15 depending on quality of the coin on ebay.
Assuming that you are referring to a 20 Peso gold coin from Mexico dated 1959, it is most likely that you have a restrike (only 13,000 were produced in 1959, but over 1,000,000 - dated 1959 - were produced in the decade that followed). It would appear that it has little value over the gold value, which is about US$453 as of the end of July 2009 (the coin contains 0.4822 troy ounces of gold). If it is in uncirculated condition, you should see a coin dealer (preferably one who specializes in Mexican coins), as there may be a premium over the gold value.
what is value of a south African 1978 fine gold Krugerrand coin
A Mexican gold 2.5 peso's value fluctuates with the market price of gold. This coin has .0608 troy ounces of gold. Multiply that by the market price of gold, currently 1593.90 an ounce, to determine the melt value of this coin. 1593.90x.0608=$96.91.
At 1600 gold market has a melt value of approx $200
A gold coin minted in South Africa that typically sells for a higher prices than the market value of the gold it contains.