Chile 1841-So IJ escudo

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 31240
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This specimen was lot 31240 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold Escudo 1841 So-IJ, VF Details (OBV Scratched) NGC." This "standing liberty" design, struck 1839-51, succeeded the "hand on book" type (KM 99, struck 1838 only). The SCWC records the weight of this coin as 3.3 g; earlier colonial one escudos were nominally 3.38 g. None of the recorded mintages are large.

Recorded mintage: 3,992.

Specification: 3.3 g, 0.875 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 101.1.

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.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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