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2 Escudos - Felipe V
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1704-1731 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | HISPANIARVM REX |
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| Mintage | 1704 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1705 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1707 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1708 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1709 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1710 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1711 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1712 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1713 Mo J - KM#53.1 - 1714 Mo J - KM#53.2 - 1717 Mo J - KM#53.2 - 1722 Mo J - KM#53.2 - 1723 Mo J - KM#53.2 - 1729 Mo R - KM#53.2 - 1731 Mo F - KM#53.2 - |
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Felipe V inherited the Spanish throne in 1700, triggering the War of the Spanish Succession — a conflict that stretched across Europe and drained colonial mints of their output to fund military campaigns. Mexico City was producing gold cobs throughout this period under considerable pressure to maximize remittances to the Crown. The macuquina coinage of this era is notoriously irregular; the 2 Escudos denomination was struck from hand-cut planchets, meaning no two pieces share identical shape or precise weight distribution.
KM#53 spans assayers Mo and J, the latter transition point falling around 1714.