Mexico 1859-C CE 8 escudos
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The Culiacan mint struck eight escudos 1846-70 and is one of the abundant mints for that denomination; most dates are common. This specimen was lot 3644 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico. 8 Escudos, 1859-C CE. Hand on book. NGC graded AU-53."
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.
Specification: 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-66; KM 383.2.
- Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.
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- 1858-C 8 escudos
- Jalisco 1859 1/8 real
- San Luis Potosi 1859 1/4 real
- San Luis Potosi 1859 1/8 real
- Zacatecas 1859 1/8 real
- Zacatecas 1859 1/4 real
- Sinaloa 1859 1/4 real
- Sonora 1859 1/4 real
- 1859-MO ¼ real
- 1859-MO ½ real
- 1859-MO real
- 1859-GO 2 reales
- 1859-MO 2 reales
- 1859-GA 4 reales
- 1859-GO 4 reales
- 1859-C 8 reales
- 1859-CA 8 reales
- 1859-DO 8 reales
- 1859-GO 8 reales
- 1859-MO 8 reales
- 1859-OA 8 reales
- 1859-PI MC 8 reales
- 1859-PI PS 8 reales
- 1859-DO ½ escudo
- 1859-GA ½ escudo
- 1859-GO ½ escudo
- 1859-MO ½ escudo
- 1859-DO escudo
- 1859-GA escudo
- 1859-MO escudo
- 1859-GA 2 escudos
- 1859-MO 2 escudos
- 1859-CA 8 escudos
- 1859-DO 8 escudos
- 1859-GO 8 escudos
- 1859-MO 8 escudos
- 1859-ZS 8 escudos
- 1860-C 8 escudos
- Coins and currency dated 1859
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