Mexico 1778-Mo FF 8 escudos

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Heritage sale 3031, lot 28979
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This specimen was lot 28979 in Heritage sale 3031 (Dallas, January 2014), where it sold for $1,821.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos III gold 8 Escudos 1778 Mo-FF, AU Details (Mount Removed). Slight traces of mount removal at 11 and 1 o'clock. Much mint luster remaining." This type was issued at Mexico in 1773-85 and is the first eight escudos of Mexico not stratospherically priced; assayer FF is listed for 1778-84.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12897, Onza-769, Fr-33; KM-156.2.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3031, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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