Argentina 1834-RA P 8 escudos

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Ponterio sale 177, lot 12002
Argentina 1834 8 escudos rev P177-12002.jpg

This specimen was lot 12002 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. 8 Escudos, 1834-RA P. RARE date. Nice strike. NGC AU-50." 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: Fr-2; KM-21; CJ-19.

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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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