Mexico 1868-Mo CH 8 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is the last 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 PH is also known for the year; Long^[1] notes it as more common than assayer CH.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 383.9.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]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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• 1867-Mo 8 escudos
• 1868-M^O centavo
• 1868-G^O ½ real
• 1868-C^A 5 centavos
• 1868-M^O "cap and ray" 5 centavos
• 1868-M^O "standing eagle" 5 centavos
• 1868-P "cap and ray" 5 centavos
• 1868-C^A 10 centavos
• 1868-M^O "cap and ray" 10 centavos
• 1868-M^O "standing eagle" 10 centavos
• 1868-P "cap and ray" 10 centavos
• 1868-G^O real
• 1868-H^O real
• 1868-M^O 2 reales
• 1868-P^I 2 reales
• 1868-Z^S 2 reales
• 1868-G^O 4 reales
• 1868-M^O CH 4 reales
• 1868-M^O PH 4 reales
• 1868-P^I 4 reales
• 1868-Z^S 4 reales
• 1868-A 8 reales
• 1868-C^A JG 8 reales
• 1868-C^A MM 8 reales
• 1868-C 8 reales
• 1868-D^O 8 reales
• 1868-G^A 8 reales
• 1868-G^O 8 reales
• 1868-H^O 8 reales
• 1868-M^O PH 8 reales
• 1868-M^O CH 8 reales
• 1868-O 8 reales
• 1868-P^I 8 reales
• 1868-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1868-Z^S YH 8 reales
• 1868-M^O ½ escudo
• 1868-M^O 2 escudos
• 1868-M^O 4 escudos
• 1868-C 8 escudos
• 1868-C^A 8 escudos
• 1868-D^O 8 escudos
• 1868-G^O 8 escudos
• 1868-H^O 8 escudos
• 1868-M^O PH 8 escudos
• 1868-O 8 escudos
• 1868-Z^S 8 escudos
• 1869-Mo 8 escudos
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