Mexico 1707-MXo J escudo
The first specimen was lot 31319 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Philip V gold Cob Escudo 1707 MXo-J AU58 NGC, Mexico City mint. Lustrous with a full mintmark and assayer initial in addition to four digits of the date on the flan, the first three being sharp, while the final '7' partially bleeds into the peripheral tapering, but can be no other digit. Very rare as such. Selections from the Isaac Rudman Numismatic Cabinet." The second specimen was lot 13 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $2,023. The catalog description[2] noted, "Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 1707J, mintmark oM, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label), ex-John Pullin (stated on label). Exceptionally bold date and mintmark oM (first known date of assayer-J 1E, one of several dates for which both oM and oXM are known for the mintmark), with nearly full cross (box-end type) and most of shield and crown, most of the peripheries flat (as made) but the centers bold, very slightly sandwashed all over. From the The John Pullin Collection of Dated Mexican Gold Cobs from the 1715 Fleet, and pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #12, also with Mel Fisher Center tag #45042. Auction lot-tag personally signed by John Pullin." All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type is listed for 1702-12. Most specimens lack dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .100 troy oz AGW, this specimen 18 mm diameter, 3.3 g.
Catalog reference: S-M30; Cayón-9506, Fr-7c; KM 51.1, Cal-502.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
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