Mexico 1866-Ca FP 8 escudos

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Ponterio sale 158, lot 133
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 133 in Ponterio sale 158 (New York, January 2011), where it sold for $14,950. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Escudos, 1866-CA-FP. EXTREMELY RARE Maximilian Era 8 Escudos. EXTREMELY RARE date. Nice strike, attractive. EXTREMELY FINE." The specimen shown is one of a series struck 1841-71 at the Chihuahua mint. That mint struck mostly eight reales and eight escudos. The other denominations struck, the silver 1/4, 1/2, 1 and 2 reales, are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 grams, 0.875 fine gold, .76 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-67; KM-383.1.

Source:

  • Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 158: The 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine: Bowers and Merena, 2010.

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