Colombia (1751-55)-S escudo
The third specimen was lot 70386 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Cob Escudo, ND (1751-55)-S. Bogota Mint. Ferdinand VI. PCGS Genuine--Edge Damage, Genuine. A decently struck gold Cob with sharp detail on the centers, and dark golden toning. There have been some hits to the rim, with one scratch visible on the obverse periphery." This scarce type is alomost never found with a date--at least we have found none for this site. The SCWC lists this type for 1751-56. Milled coinage commenced at Bogota in 1756.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10708, Fr-14; KM-28.
- 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- 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.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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