Mexico 1816-Mo JJ 4 escudos

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Aureo sale 261, lot 610

This specimen was lot 610 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €700 (about US$1,123 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1816. Fernando VII. México. JJ. 4 escudos. Rayas en anverso. (MBC+). (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, four escudos of 1816, Mexico mint. Obverse scratches, very fine or better.)"

This type, issued 1814-20, is one of the rarest types of nineteenth century Mexico.

Reported Mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 13.54 grams, 0.875 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16335, KM 146, Cal. 159.

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.
  • 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.
  • Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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