Mexico 1740-Mo MF 8 escudos
This specimen is among the more popular rarities of Mexican numismatics, being a high grade example of a large glamorous gold coin. The 1740MoMF 8 escudos was one of a series struck 1732-47 during the reign of Philip V (1700-1746). It superseded the gold cobs previously minted. Later dates are not so rare but will still run several thousand dollars at auction. This specimen was lot 31163 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $5,581.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Philip V gold 8 Escudos 1740/30 Mo-MF AU55 NGC, Mexico City mint. An unusually high grade and appealing specimen for this early bust gold type, with only limited friction on the higher points. The overdate is not listed in the Onza book, perhaps an indication of a greater rarity than is indicated in KM."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 grams, 0.917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10061, KM 148, Fr-8.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
- 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.
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