Mexico 1830/29-Mo JM escudo

Goldberg sale 84, lot 3642

This specimen was lot 3642 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico. Escudo, 1830/29-Mo JM. Hand on book. Listed as Extremely Rare in the Richard Long book. NGC graded AU-55." The Mexico City mint struck this type 1825-63 and 1868-69 and most dates count as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 379.5, Fr-97.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1825-Mo escudo
• 1830-M^O 1/8 real
• 1830-M^O ¼ real
• San Luis Potosi 1830 1/4 real
• 1830-Z^S ½ real
• 1830-G^O real
• 1830-M^O real
• 1830-M^O 2 reales
• 1830-Z^S 2 reales
• 1830-D^O 8 reales
• 1830-E^OM^O 8 reales
• 1830-G^A FS 8 reales
• 1830-G^A LP 8 reales
• 1830-G^O 8 reales
• 1830-M^O 8 reales
• 1830-P^I 8 reales
• 1830-Z^S 8 reales
• 1830-G^A 8 escudos
• 1830-G^O 8 escudos
• 1830-M^O 8 escudos
• 1831-Mo escudo
• Coins and currency dated 1830
• return to Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905