Mexico 1734-Mo MF escudo

From CoinVarieties
Revision as of 10:47, 25 August 2025 by LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "* 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. " to "* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019. ")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Eliasberg lot 3091
Mexico 1734Mo 1 escudo rev Eliasberg 3091.jpg
Another example, also an overdate

This specimen was lot 3091 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1495. The catalog description[1] noted, "1734/3 MF 1 escudo. Mexico City mint. AU-55 (NGC). Small head of Felipe V to right, legends around/type as above. Lustrous medium gold with orange highlights, shallow scratch on the king's forehead and thin scratch under bust, very attractive. A lovely example of the date or a fine type coin. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

All Mexican colonial gold may be considered scarce. This type, the only one showing the bust of Philip V, was struck 1732-47. A regular date is noted in the SCWC besides the overdate shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .100 troy oz AGW. This specimen: 3.32 grams, 18.70 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9576, Fr-11, KM 113.

Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Mexico_1734-Mo_MF_escudo&oldid=553021"