Mexico 1845-GC MP escudo

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Heritage sale 3076, lot 34338
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This specimen was lot 34338 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $588. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico: Republic gold Escudo 1845/4 GC-MP MS61 PCGS, Guadalupe y Calvo mint. The perfect combination of a rare overdate and a desirable mint, mildly iridescent with sky-blue highlights set against harvest gold fields. Ex. Heritage Auction #311 (January 2003, Lot 13118); Pittman Collection." The SCWC notes that this mint issued this denomination 1844-51 with no dates warranting a premium. The overdate is not listed therein.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 379.3 (overdate unlisted).

Source:

  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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