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| − | This specimen was lot 30861 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carlos III gold Escudo 1772 Mo-MF, VF25 NGC. The first-year issue of this type and the only issue with MF assayer. Very scarce and seldom offered. Traces of luster remain in the legend, with no more marks than one might expect for the grade." All [[Mexico|Mexican]] colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type, the third showing the bust of Charles III, was struck 1773-88 and is the first type that can be considered reasonably available. This date comes in two varieties; "upright mintmark" (shown here) and "inverted mintmark". The inverted mintmark variety prevailed 1773-1788; the upright mintmark appeared 1772-73 and 1788 only | + | This specimen was lot 30861 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carlos III gold Escudo 1772 Mo-MF, VF25 NGC. The first-year issue of this type and the only issue with MF assayer. Very scarce and seldom offered. Traces of luster remain in the legend, with no more marks than one might expect for the grade." All [[Mexico|Mexican]] colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type, the third showing the bust of Charles III, was struck 1773-88 and is the first type that can be considered reasonably available. This date comes in two varieties; "upright mintmark" (shown here) and "inverted mintmark". The inverted mintmark variety prevailed 1773-1788; the upright mintmark appeared 1772-73 and 1788 only. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.38 g, .901 fine gold. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.901 fine gold. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 118, Fr-36, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12251]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 118, Fr-36, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12251]]. | ||
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* [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ escudo]] | * [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ escudo]] | ||
* [[Colombia 1772-P JS escudo]] | * [[Colombia 1772-P JS escudo]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1772-L JM escudo]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 2 escudos|1772 2 escudos]] | * [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 2 escudos|1772 2 escudos]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 4 escudos|1772 4 escudos]] | * [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 4 escudos|1772 4 escudos]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:24, 20 May 2025
This specimen was lot 30861 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos III gold Escudo 1772 Mo-MF, VF25 NGC. The first-year issue of this type and the only issue with MF assayer. Very scarce and seldom offered. Traces of luster remain in the legend, with no more marks than one might expect for the grade." All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type, the third showing the bust of Charles III, was struck 1773-88 and is the first type that can be considered reasonably available. This date comes in two varieties; "upright mintmark" (shown here) and "inverted mintmark". The inverted mintmark variety prevailed 1773-1788; the upright mintmark appeared 1772-73 and 1788 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.901 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 118, Fr-36, Cayón-12251.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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