Mexico 1831-Ga FS 1/2 escudo

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23312

This specimen was lot 23312 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Escudo, 1831-GaFS. Guadalajara Mint. PCGS Genuine--Repaired, AU Details Secure Holder. RARE date. Several scratches appear in the fields and there is some metal movement on the book and hand, likely made with the intent of disguising a more obvious flaw." A half escudo of the Guadalajara mint, which struck this denomination 1825-61.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, .049 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-113; KM-378.2.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
• 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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