Mexico 1853-Go PF escudo

photo courtesy Stack's

This specimen was lot 1337 in Stack's "Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico" sale (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $103.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Republic. Escudo, 1853 Go PF. Guanajuato. Hand inscribing law book with quill and Liberty Cap. Rv. Bold eagle facing r. with snake in beak. Pleasing surfaces for a moderate amount of circulation with even yellow-gold color and no scrapes, but a shallow dent noted on both sides. Slightly weak strike. Choice Very Fine." The Guanajuato mint struck this type 1845-62 and this date is priced by the SCWC only 25% higher than a common Mexico City issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 379.4, Fr-103.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, and Frank Van Valen, The Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico Collections, New York: Stack's, 2009.
• 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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