Mexico 1832-Mo JM 8 escudos

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 1280

This specimen was lot 1280 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 4 Escudos, 1832-MoJM. NGC EF-45. RARE date." The Mexico City mint struck eight escudos 1824-69 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, .760 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM-381.6.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 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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• 1830-Mo 8 escudos
• 1832-M^O 1/16 real
• Jalisco 1832 1/8 real
• 1832-M^O ⅛ real
• Sonora 1832 ¼ real
• 1832-M^O ½ real
• 1832-D^O ½ real
• 1832-G^A ½ real
• 1832-G^O ½ real
• 1832-D^O real
• 1832-M^O real
• 1832-Z^S 2 reales
• 1832-Z^S 4 reales
• 1832-C^A 8 reales
• 1832-D^O 8 reales
• 1832-G^A 8 reales
• 1832-G^O 8 reales
• 1832-M^O 8 reales
• 1832-P^I 8 reales
• 1832-Z^S 8 reales
• 1832-M^O ½ escudo
• 1832-G^O 4 escudos
• 1832-D^O 8 escudos
• 1833-Go 8 escudos
• 1834-Do 8 escudos
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