Mexico 1820-Mo JJ 8 escudos

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Heritage sale 3020, lot 24419
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was of lot 24419 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $2,761.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII gold 8 Escudos 1820-JJ, AU55 NGC, very attractive with light old-time toning and considerable mint luster. The strike is bold with no planchet problems. Struck toward the end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico." This type was struck in Mexico City 1814-21 in the last years of colonial rule. It is considerably scarcer than the preceding imaginary bust type issued 1808-12. This date is awarded no premium, perhaps because few collect this type by date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .760 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16496, KM 161, Fr-52.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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