Mexico 1865-Do LT 8 escudos

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2380

The specimen shown is a middle date of a series struck 1824-69 at the Durango mint. That mint struck all denominations, silver, gold and copper. This date is scarce, tho many dates are common. Assayer LT is also known for 1864-65. This specimen was lot 2380 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. 8 Escudos, 1865-Do LT. Eagle facing right. Reverse: Hand with Liberty cap over book. PCGS graded Genuine, Uncirculated Detail (Cleaned)."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-68; KM-383.3.

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.

Link to:

• 1864-D^O 8 escudos
• Chihuahua 1865 ¼ real
• Sinaloa 1865 1/4 real
• Mexico 1865-G 5 centavos Maximilian
• Mexico 1865-Z 5 centavos Maximilian
• Mexico 1865-Z 10 centavos Maximilian
• Mexico 1865-Zs MO 2 reales
• 1865-A 8 reales
• 1865-C 8 reales
• 1865-Ca FP 8 reales
• 1865-Ca JC 8 reales
• 1865-D^O 8 reales
• 1865-H^O 8 reales
• 1865-Z^S 8 reales
• 1865-C 8 escudos
• 1865-C^A 8 escudos
• 1865-Z^S 8 escudos
• Mexico 1867-Do CP 8 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1865
• return to Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905