Mexico 1782-Mo FF 8 escudos

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Aureo sale 232, lot 220

The specimen shown was lot 220 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 950 euros (about US$1,567 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1782. México. FF. 8 escudos. Ceca y ensayador invertidos. Rayitas. Parte de brillo original. Escasa así. EBC-. (Eight escudos of 1782, Mexico City mint, inverted mintmark and assayer. Tiny scratches, parts of the original luster, nearly extremely fine.)

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-12938, KM 156.2, Cal-102.

Sources:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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