Argentina 1833-RA P 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 30382 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $14,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rio de la Plata gold 8 Escudos 1833 RA-P AU55 NGC, Rioja mint. Hailing from the highly demanded "Sun-Face" series, this example exudes a quality of preservation and eye appeal rarely seen with any gold issues of this period, much less this specific type, which is rarely offered to collectors. The strike is uniform across each face, with a particular boldness of strike on the obverse, that surface marked by delightful touches of orange and red within the sun's rays. An important type for collectors of South American coinage and an offering that would be difficult to improve upon visually." This type was struck 1826-35 and is expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27 g, 0.875 fine gold, .758 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 21, Fr-2, Onza-1556.
- 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.
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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