Mexico 1810-Mo HJ 4 escudos
The specimens shown are 1810Mo four escudos with an imaginary bust of Ferdinand VII. The type was struck 1810-12. The second specimen was lot 3220 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $4255. The catalog description[1] noted, "1810 HJ 4 escudos. Mexico City mint. AU-53 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous yellow gold, a few little rim nicks noted on each side, natural rim flaw beneath mintmark, a few hairlines. Nearly Mint State and lovely, with nearly complete lustre and reflective surfaces. An exemplary specimen of this scarce denomination. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, .875 fine gold; the Eliasberg specimen is 13.52 grams, 30.40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 145, Fr-48.
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- 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.
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