View source for Mexico 1805-Mo TH escudo

[[Image:Mexico 1805Mo escudo obv Goldberg 1461.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
[[Image:Mexico 1805Mo escudo rev Goldberg 1461.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
[[Image:Mexico 1805 escudo obv Goldberg 4714.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 41, lot 4714]]
[[Image:Mexico 1805 escudo rev Goldberg 4714.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
[[Image:Mexico 1805 escudo obv DSL.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Mexico 1805 escudo rev DSL.jpg|300px|thumb]]

The 1805MoTH is one of a type struck 1792-1808. Assayer TH is recorded for the years 1804-10. All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce but the escudos of Charles IV are among the more available types. The second specimen was lot 4714 in Goldberg sale 41 (May 2007), where it sold for $1,150. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico]]. 1 Escudo, 1805-Mo TH. Charles IV. Official uniformed bust to right. Reverse: Crowned Hapsburg arms within chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Mintmark at lower left and assayers' initials at lower right, separated by fleece. A very pleasing lustrous example. NGC graded MS-62."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14117]], Fr-46; KM 120.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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>Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale,'' Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007. 

''Links to:''
* [[Mexico 1804-Mo TH escudo|1804 escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo 1/4 real|1805 ¼ real]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 1/2 real|1805 ½ real]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH real|1805 1 real]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 2 reales|1805 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 8 reales|1805 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1805-PTS PJ escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1805-NR JJ escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1805-P JF escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1805-P JT escudo]]
* [[Peru 1805-L JP escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 2 escudos|1805 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 4 escudos|1805 4 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1805-Mo TH 8 escudos|1805 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1806-Mo TH escudo|1806 escudo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1805]]
* return to [[Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822]]

[[Category: Gold coins of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 41]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]