Mexico 1828-Go MJ 8 escudos

Heritage sale 3035, lot 31254

This specimen was lot 31254 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $7,343.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 8 Escudos 1828 Go-MJ MS61 NGC, Guanajuato mint. Mint State with the expected handling marks for the designation, but a well struck, very lustrous and attractive example. The first date of the Guanajuato mint and a very rare one (Long indicates 'extremely rare' and lists 6 or 7 specimens), much more so in this quality. An important opportunity for the specialist. From The Valle de la Rana Collection." The Guanajuato mint struck eight escudos 1828-70 and is one of the abundant mints for that denomination; most dates are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM383.7, Fr-72.

Source:

^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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.
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.

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