Mexico 1857-C CE 2 escudos

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Heritage sale 3021, lot 28534
Mexico 1857C 2 escudos rev Heritage 3022-28534.jpg
Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45327
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

The Culiacan mint struck two escudos 1846-57 and most dates are reasonably available. The first specimen was lot 28534 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 2 Escudos 1857C-CE, XF, harshly cleaned. A scarcer provincial mint." The second specimen was lot 45327 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[2] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Escudos, 1857-C CE. Culiacan Mint. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED Details. Fr-88; KM-380. A well struck coin with a notable lamination error on the date side."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-66, KM 380.

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.
  • Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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