Colombia 1735 M 2 escudos
The specimen shown was lot 164 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 1,250 euros (about US$2,062 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Felipe V (1700-1746). 1735. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino. M. 2 escudos. Leones y castillos. Visible el nombre y ordinal del rey. Fecha perfecta. Muy rara así. MBC+. (Philip V, 1700-46, two escudos of 1735, Bogotá mint, lions and castles. King's name and ordinal visible and perfect date, very rare thus, choice extremely fine.)
This type was issued from Bogotá 1717-46. Specimens with legible dates are worth double those without. Many have been made into jewelry and sold as "pirate gold."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9738, KM 17.2, Cal-391.
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- 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.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
- [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- Coins and currency dated 1735