View source for Mexico 1847-Go PM 4 escudos

[[Image:Mexico SB517-72589o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72589]]
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This specimen was lot 72589 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $705. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. 4 Escudos, 1847/6-GoPM. NGC VF-35. VERY RARE date."  The Guanajuato mint struck four escudos 1829-63 and is one of the abundant mints for that denomination; most surviving four escudos are from this mint. Long notes this date as "extremely rare."<sup>[2]</sup>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:''  13.54 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.54 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr. 83, KM 381.4. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Rick, et al., ''The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale'', Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Long, Richard A., ''Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873,'' North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004. 

''Link to:''
* [[Mexico 1845-Go PM 4 escudos|1845-G<sup>O</sup> 4 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Ga LR 1/4 real|1847-G<sup>A</sup> ¼ real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Mo LR 1/4 real|1847-M<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-SLPi 1/4 real|1847-SLP<sup>I</sup> ¼ real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP 1/2 real|1847-GC ½ real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP real|1847-GC real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Zs OM real|1847-Z<sup>S</sup> real]]
* [[Mexico 1847-C CE 2 reales|1847-C 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Mo RC 2 reales|1847-M<sup>O</sup> 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP 4 reales|1847-GC 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Go PM 4 reales|1847-G<sup>O</sup> 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Pi AM 4 reales|1847-P<sup>I</sup> 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-C CE 8 reales|1847-C 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Do RM 8 reales|1847-D<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Go PM 8 reales|1847-G<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Mo RC 8 reales|1847-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP 8 reales|1847-GC 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1847/38-Do RM 1/2 escudo|1847-D<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP 1/2 escudo|1847-GC ½ escudo]]* [[Mexico 1847-C CE escudo|1847-C escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Ga JG escudo|1847-G<sup>A</sup> escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1847-GC MP escudo|1847-GC escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1847/6-Ga JG 2 escudos|1847-G<sup>A</sup> 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1847/37-Do RM 8 escudos|1847-D<sup>O</sup> 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Go PM 8 escudos|1847-G<sup>O</sup> 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1847-Mo RC 8 escudos|1847-M<sup>O</sup> 8 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1847]]
* return to [[Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905]]

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