Mexico 1796-Mo FM 2 escudos
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This type with the bust of Charles IV was struck 1791-1808 and is the most available of Mexican colonial two escudos but is still scarce. Most specimens are in poor shape.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 132, Fr-45.
- 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.
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