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Revision as of 21:46, 29 March 2022
This specimen was lot 807 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 2,200 € (about US$3,324 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,
"1801. Carlos IV. México. FM. 8 escudos. Bellísima. Brillo original. Muy rara así. EBC+. (eight escudos of 1801, Mexico mint. Very nice, orignal luster, rare thus, choice extremely fine.)"
It is one of a series minted 1792-1808 during the reign of Charles IV. The date is common, assayer FM is recorded for 1784-1801. Assayer FT also appears for 1801; neither is awarded a premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, .875 fine gold; this specimen: 27.01 grams.
Catalog reference: KM 159, Cal. 53.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
Link to:
- 1800 8 escudos
- Chile 1801-So AJ 8 escudos
- Colombia 1801-NR JJ 8 escudos
- Peru 1801-L IJ 8 escudos
- 1801 ¼ real
- 1801 ½ real
- 1801 real
- 1801 2 reales
- 1801-FM 4 reales
- 1801 4 reales
- 1801 FT 8 reales
- 1801 FM 8 reales
- 1801 FT escudo
- 1801 FT 2 escudos
- 1801 FM 2 escudos
- 1801 FT 4 escudos
- 1801 FM 4 escudos
- 1801 FT 8 escudos
- 1802 8 escudos
- Coins and currency dated 1801
- return to Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822