Mexico 1789-Mo FM 8 escudos

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7290

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7290 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Escudos, 1789-FM. 'CAROL . IV' with bust of Charles III. VERY FINE." All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce but the eight escudos is the most numerous denomination. This type was struck 1789-90 during the transition from Charles III (1759-88) to Charles IV (1788-1808).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14445, Fr-37; KM-157.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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