Mexico 1849-Go PF 8 escudos

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 21227
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This specimen was lot 21227 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Escudos, 1849-Go PF. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS AU-58. Some minor striking weakness is noted, but this elegant example sports an even golden-orange hue with hardly any evidence of handling. As such, a charming and pleasing specimen. From the David Sterling Collection." The specimen shown is a middle date of a series struck 1828-70 at the Guanajuato mint. That mint struck all denominations, silver, gold and copper.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-72; KM-383.7.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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