Mexico

The Gold Cobs of Nueva Espana (Mexico)

Spanish Colonial Mexico, known as the Viceroyalty of Nueva Espana, produced hand-struck gold coins from December 1679 to May 1732, when the milled Portrait coinage began. Gold coins were struck in the denominations of one, two, four, and eight escudos.

Mexico 8 Escudos 1715 from the 1715 Fleet

Viceroyalty of Nueva Espana. Mexico 1715 Mo J 8 escudos. NGC MS 63 1715 Fleet. Choice mint state,  lustrous, and struck in high-relief .  One of the finest example of one of the most sought after Fleet coins.  After the experiments and improvements of 1714, 1715 saw the first year of standardized gold production at the Mexico [...]

Mexico 8 Escudos 1715 from the 1715 Fleet2020-06-10T14:40:10-07:00

Mexico 1712 and 1715 8 reales found by Real 8 in 1962

Mexico 1712 8 reales, the first 1715 PLATE FLEET coin from Real 8 at auction with its original Christensen San Cristobal 1962 flip, plus a Mexico 1715 8 reales sold privately at the same time. [SOLD] We all know of the first spectacular gold finds made by Real 8 in May of 1964 at Douglass [...]

Mexico 1712 and 1715 8 reales found by Real 8 in 19622020-06-10T14:34:46-07:00

Mexico 1714 8 escudos Date over Grat NGC MS 63 1715 Fleet

Nueva Espana, mint of Mexico City, 1714 J eight escudos. The rarest and most curious of the 1714 varieties, in which the date was removed from the reverse and re-engraved over GRAT in the obverse legend, creating the overstrike 1714/GRAT. Lustrous and choice mint state. Certainly one of the finest examples. NGC "Date Over Grat [...]

Mexico 1714 8 escudos Date over Grat NGC MS 63 1715 Fleet2019-10-21T14:49:14-07:00

Viceroyalty of Nueva Espana, Mexico City 1711 MXo J eight escudos

Ornate Cross design of 1711. Near mint state with a four digit date (very rare as such). Struck on a huge (37 mm) planchet and with beautiful golden color. NGC AU 50 1715 Fleet. The finest seen by either service, and without question one of best, if not the best, example of the ephemeral Mexican [...]

Viceroyalty of Nueva Espana, Mexico City 1711 MXo J eight escudos2019-11-08T09:07:13-07:00