Mexico 1868-Mo PH 4 escudos

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30743

This specimen was lot 30743 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $552.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 4 Escudos, 1868-MoPH. NGC VF Details--Obverse Damage. Dig below book." Assayer PH seems to have operated for 1868 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .381 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM-381.6.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]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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• 1868-M^O centavo
• 1868-G^O ½ real
• 1868-C^A 5 centavos
• 1868-M^O "cap and ray" 5 centavos
• 1868-M^O "standing eagle" 5 centavos
• 1868-M^O "cap and ray" 10 centavos
• 1868-M^O "standing eagle" 10 centavos
• 1868-P "cap and ray" 10 centavos
• 1868-G^O real
• 1868-H^O real
• 1868-M^O 2 reales
• 1868-P^I 2 reales
• 1868-Z^S 2 reales
• 1868-G^O 4 reales
• 1868-M^O 4 reales
• 1868-P^I 4 reales
• 1868-Z^S 4 reales
• 1868-A 8 reales
• 1868-C^A JG 8 reales
• 1868-C^A MM 8 reales
• 1868-C 8 reales
• 1868-D^O 8 reales
• 1868-G^A 8 reales
• 1868-G^O 8 reales
• 1868-H^O 8 reales
• 1868-M^O PH 8 reales
• 1868-M^O CH 8 reales
• 1868-O 8 reales
• 1868-P^I 8 reales
• 1868-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1868-Z^S YH 8 reales
• 1868-M^O ½ escudo
• 1868-M^O 2 escudos
• 1868-C 8 escudos
• 1868-C^A 8 escudos
• 1868-D^O 8 escudos
• 1868-G^O 8 escudos
• 1868-H^O 8 escudos
• 1868-M^O CH 8 escudos
• 1868-M^O PH 8 escudos
• 1868-O 8 escudos
• 1868-Z^S 8 escudos
• 1868-Ho 8 escudos
• 1869-Mo 4 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1868
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