Colombia 1737-SF M 2 escudos
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This specimen was lot 233 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,800 € (about US$2,531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1737. Felipe V. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino. M. 2 escudos. Lions and castles. Scratch on obverse. Attractive. Rare. MBC+/EBC- [about extremely fine]." This type was struck at Bogotá in Colombia 1717-46 but few examples show dates. Numista lists 1719-23, 1726-28, 1732-36, 1740-45 and others exist, including the 1737 shown here. The mintmark, shown here as an "F", should be "SF" for Santa Fé.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.73 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9747, KM 17.2, AC-1956, Restrepo M80-12.
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- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- 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.
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