Mexico 1827-Mo JM escudo

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23277

This specimen was lot 23277 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Escudo, 1827/6-MoJM. Mexico City Mint. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Bordering on Mint State with close inspection required to see the highpoint friction." The Mexico City mint produced one escudos 1825-27, 1830-34, 1841-50, 1856-63 and 1869. Most of its issues are classed as common. An 1827/6 overdate is reported.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, .875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-97; KM-379.5.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
• 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.

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