Mexico 1839-Mo ML 1/2 escudo

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23348

This specimen was lot 23348 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Escudo, 1839-MoML. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Sharply struck with bright surfaces. RARE date, only 2 examples have been certified by PCGS and NGC combined. Tied with one example at NGC for the finest graded of the date." The Mexico City mint struck half escudos 1825-63 and 1868-69 and is the most common mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, .875 fine gold, .049 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-107; KM-378.5.

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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• 1839-C^A 8 reales
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• 1839-P^I 8 reales
• 1839-Z^S 8 reales
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