Argentina 1825-RA CA 2 escudos

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7009

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7009 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $3,220. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. 2 Escudos, 1825-RA CA D BAS. PCGS XF-40." This type was struck 1824-26 and, like most Argentine gold coins, is very rare.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-5, KM 19.1.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.

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