Mexico 1789-Mo FM 4 escudos

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Eliasberg sale 3176
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This specimen was lot 3176 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "1789 FM 4 escudos. Mexico City mint. EF-40 (NGC). Head of Carlos III to right, CAROL IV in legends around, date below/type as above. Medium gold with deeper orange highlights at the rims, a horizontal planchet flaw, as struck, at the top of the king's collar. A popular transitional type. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type was struck 1789-90 during the transition from Charles III (1759-88) to Charles IV (1788-1808) and, like all four escudos, is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold. This specimen: 13.42 grams, 29.90 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14315, KM 143.1, Fr-38.

Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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.

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