Mexico 1869-Ca MM 8 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is one of a series struck 1841-71 at the Chihuahua mint. That mint struck mostly 8 reales and 8 escudos. The other denominations struck, the silver quarter, half, one and two reales, are rare. Per Long^[1], this date is common for the mint, the result of eleven examples appearing in the Sotheby's hoard sold 1990-94.

Many consider the Chihuahua mintmark to be common on pre-decimal issues but that is only true of the eight reales of the period 1874-95. Chihuahua half reals are known only for the years 1844-45 and the reals 1844-45 and 1855. No four reales are known to exist from this mint. The only gold issues are eight escudos 1841-71.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 383.1.

Source:

Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
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.
Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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Mexico 1869-Ca MM 8 escudos

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