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Charles III gold 4 Escudos 1768 Mo-MF F12 NGC, Mexico City mint, KM141, Cal-324. Wholesome and attractive for the grade with even wear, decent detail remaining and free of distracting surface marks. Perhaps the more available date of this incredibly elusive type, with 5 confirmed specimens by the cataloguer:- The present coin, F12 NGC.- The Vidal Quadras coin, # 10196 in the catalog of his collection but unplated in said work.- The ex-Eliasberg specimen (ANR 4/2005, lot 3152 for $3,450), plugged VF. - The Banco de Mexico specimen, XF.- The ex-Medina specimen.The cataloguer notes another example was offered in the November 1936 issue of Spink's Numismatic Circular as well as lot 1435 in the Lonja del Almidón 3/1936 sale, but it was not plated. These could possibly be the same coins as those previously listed. An affordable unflawed representative of this rare issue, now graced with a legendary pedigree.----------------------------------------------------------------More on the Charles III 4 Escudos (1762-1771):An Unprecedented Offering of the Very Rare Mexico "Rat-Nose" 4 Escudos Issues of Charles IIIWhen researching the Charles II rat-nose 4 Escudos minted in Mexico City, several facts become immediately clear, all of which point to a general rarity of the entire issue.Main references (KM, Calico, the Onza reference book) only list generic (and comparatively high) values for the entire type, being unable to distinguish between any of the dates. In addition, old references list only a handful of specimens: the legendary Vidal Quadras holdings included only one date (1768, see # 10196 in his 1892 work Catalogo de la Coleccion Vidal Quadras y Ramon), the also legendary collection of Jose Toribio Medina included only two dates (the 1764 and 1768, see pages 95 in his 1919 Monedas Coloniales Hispanomericanas work), while the less know, yet similarly important Carles Torla group housed but one (the 1771, See # 1619 in Plate 79 of his 1936 Coleccion de Emilio Carles Torla work). Moreover, the several legendary cabinets that have been dispersed in the past 30 years (Norweb, Gerber, Eliasberg, Caballero de las Yndias, and Huntington) housed a combined total of five specimens, some of which are the same of the aforementioned old references (the Norweb coin is the ex-Medina coin for example). And lastly, renowned institutional cabinets hold but a combined handful of specimens: the American Numismatic Society collection lacks the type entirely, as does the British Museum, and only the extensive Banco de Mexico collection holds a – remarkable – three different dates: one example each from 1766, 1768 and 1769.It is thus clearly seen that the type is extremely rare since the aforementioned census of known pieces among iconic public and private collections yielded a total of eight (8) specimens! It has therefore, justifiably, been long-considered as one of the key types of the entire gold Mexican series.Now for the astonishing fact: the present offering of the Rudman collection includes 8 different varieties of the type, lacking only the final 1771 date and including one possibly unique coin! In addition, the condition is quite remarkable, including no less than three examples certified as AU50 or better and the current finest representative of the type. Needless to say, such a public offering is unprecedented and unlikely to ever be duplicated again. It will doubtlessly be remembered as one of the landmark sections in the entire Isaac Rudman collection and the numismatic community will surely recognize its significance.From The Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins

Estimate: 8000-10000 USD