Chile 1806-So FJ 8 escudos

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Aureo sale 242, lot 230

The specimen shown was lot 230 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 1,450 € (about US$2,251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1806/5. Santiago. FJ. 8 escudos. Leves rayitas. Pátina. Parte de brillo original. Bella. Rara así. EBC+. (Charles IV, 1788-1808, eight escudos of 1806, Santiago mint. Light nicks, handsome, rare, extremely fine.)"

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1791-1808. It bears Charles' name and the bust of Charles III, who died in 1788. The bust of Charles IV appears on the four escudos but not the eight escudos. This type is fairly common for Spanish colonial gold.

Reported Mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14607, KM 54, Cal. 168.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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