Mexico City, Mexico, 8 escudos, 1823JM, Iturbide, NGC AU 58, Bevill Plate, with specially dedicated copy of book. KM-314. Bold strike (but typically weak in center of reverse) with light toning over muted luster, light surface hairlines, desirable example of an important one-year type with large bust and eagle inside shield. NGC #4484007-012. Pedigreed to the James Bevill collection and plated (Fig. 3.8) on page 61 of his book The Paper Republic (2009), a specially dedicated copy of which accompanies this lot.
Estimate: $5000-10000