Mexico 1856-Mo GF 8 escudos

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2370

The specimen shown is a middle date of a series struck 1824-69 at the Mexico City mint. That mint struck all denominations, silver, gold and copper. This date is common, tho many dates are rare. Assayer GF is also known for 1855-57. This specimen was lot 2370 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $1,234. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. 8 Escudos, 1856-Mo GF. Hand on Book. Surface marks in the center on both sides. PCGS graded AU Details, Damaged."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-64, KM 383.9.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

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• 1855-M^O 8 escudos
• Chihuahua 1856 ¼ real
• Guanajuato 1856 1/4 real
• Jalisco 1856 1/8 real
• 1856-G^O ¼ real
• 1856-D^O ½ real
• 1856-G^A ½ real
• 1856-G^O ½ real
• 1856-M^O ½ real
• 1856-P^I ½ real
• 1856-C real
• 1856-G^O 2 reales
• 1856-M^O 2 reales
• 1856-G^A 4 reales
• 1856-G^O 4 reales
• 1856-M^O 4 reales
• 1856-P^I 4 reales
• 1856-C 8 reales
• 1856-C^A 8 reales
• 1856-D^O 8 reales
• 1856-G^A 8 reales
• 1856-G^O 8 reales
• 1856-M^O 8 reales
• 1856-P^I 8 reales
• 1856-Z^S 8 reales
• 1856-C ½ escudo
• 1856-M^O ½ escudo
• 1856-G^A escudo
• 1856-M^O escudo
• 1856-G^O 4 escudos
• 1856-M^O 4 escudos
• 1856-C 8 escudos
• 1856-C^A 8 escudos
• 1856-D^O 8 escudos
• 1856-G^O 8 escudos
• 1857-M^O 8 escudos
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