Mexico 1788-Mo FM escudo

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Heritage sale 3041, lot 31168
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This specimen was lot 31168 in Heritage sale 3041 (Chicago, August 2015), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles III gold Escudo 1788/88 Mo-FM AU55 NGC, Mexico City mint. A one-year type featuring upright mintmark and assayer initials, a partially recut and doubled date, and highly-attractive silky surfaces that absolutely glisten upon rotation. Boldly-defined and choice for the grade. From The Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins." All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type, the third showing the bust of Charles III, was struck 1773-88 and is the first type that can be considered reasonably available. This type comes in two varieties; "inverted mintmark" and "upright mintmark" (shown here). The inverted mintmark variety prevailed 1773-1788; the upright mintmark appeared 1772-73 and 1788 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12371, KM 118.1a, Cal-650.

Source:

  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction 3041, featuring the Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins, the Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins and the Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins, Part I, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
  • 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, 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.

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