View source for Mexico 1767-Mo MF 2 escudos

[[Image:Mexico 1767Mo 2 escudos obv Eliasberg 3150.jpg|300px|thumb|Eliasberg lot 3150]]
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This specimen was lot 3150 in the [[The Eliasberg Collection|Eliasberg sale]], where it sold for $5,060. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "1767 MF 2 escudos. [[Mexico]] City mint. AU-53 (NGC). Types as above. Light yellow gold with some lustre. Nice eye appeal. A rare type on the 2 escudos denomination and often lacking from major collections. Norweb had a well worn 1764 specimen as the sole example of this design on a 2 escudos, and Gerber did not have any. A prize. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type was struck 1762-71 yet, despite the many years of production, is so rare many major collections lack an example.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW. This specimen: 6.72 grams, 22.40 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12410]], Fr-31, KM 129.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias,'' 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano  S.L., 2005.
* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, ''The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals'', Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
* 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, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

''Links to:''
* [[Mexico 1763-Mo MF 2 escudos|1763 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo M 1/2 real|1767 ½ real]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo M real|1767 1 real]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo M 2 reales|1767 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo MF escudo|1767 escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1767-PN J 2 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1767-NR JV 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo MF 4 escudos|1767 4 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1767-Mo MF 8 escudos|1767 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1768-Mo MF 2 escudos|1768 2 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1767]]
* other specimens in [[The Eliasberg Collection]].
* return to coins of [[Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822]]

[[Category: Gold coins of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from the Eliasberg Collection]]