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Mexico City, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760, Archbishop of Mexico, encapsulate

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Medals Start Price:475.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760, Archbishop of Mexico, encapsulate
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Mexico City, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760, Archbishop of Mexico, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Grove-K5; Herrera-81; Betts-479. 20.34 grams. Obverse: bust of Charles III with "CAROL * III VET * ET NOVAE HISP * REX MEX * PROCL" legend, F. CASANOVA F. below bust; reverse: arms of the archbishop with "EMAN * ARCHBISHOP * MEX * CONSEN * LAETIT * SACRIS CELEBRAV *" around it and year MSCCLX below. Only about a dozen known, this piece being more desirable as an unholed example. Well-struck, detailed coin with rainbow toning. NGC #4488467-006.