Mexico 1815-Mo JJ 1/2 escudo

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 31656
Mexico 1815 medio escudo rev H3029-31656.jpg

This specimen was lot 31656 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $528.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII gold 1/2 Escudo 1815 Mo-JJ, AU55 NGC. A well-struck coin with luster in the legends and superior to most seen in the market." This type, struck 1814-20, is the only half escudo struck in Mexico in colonial times. The 1814 is by far the most frequently encountered date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, .048 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 1.68 grams, 14.60 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16110, Fr-57, KM 112.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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