Mexico 1825-Mo JM 2 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Jean Elsen sale 84, lot 1817

The specimens shown are of the same date 1825MoJM from Mexico City. Rollo^[1] notes, "Almost 25 percent of all the gold coined at this mint between 1824 and 1868 was struck during 1825....of all the 2 escudos offered for public sale the Mo 1825 JM is by far the most commonly encountered." The author notes three die marriages but no overdates.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 380.7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
• ^[1]Rollo, J. Robert, Two Escudos of the Republic of Mexico, 1825-1870, A Study of Die Varieties, Kerrville, TX: 2007.
• 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.

Link to:

• Zacatecas 1825 1/4 real
• 1825-G^A ½ real
• 1825-M^O ½ real
• 1825-M^O real
• 1825-G^A 2 reales
• 1825-M^O 2 reales
• 1825-D^O 8 reales
• 1825-G^A 8 reales
• 1825-G^O 8 reales, "hook-neck"
• 1825-G^O 8 reales, upright eagle
• 1825-M^O 8 reales
• 1825-Z^S 8 reales
• 1825-G^A ½ escudo
• 1825-M^O ½ escudo
• 1825-G^A escudo
• 1825-M^O escudo
• 1825-M^O 4 escudos
• 1825-M^O 8 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1825
• return to Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905