Colombia 1755-FS S 4 escudos
This specimen was lot 30313 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Colombia, Ferdinand VI gold Cob 4 Escudos 1755-S VF30 NGC, Bogota mint. An exceedingly rare type, sharing its production date with the first introduction of the milled portrait issues. Very rarely encountered and worthy of a premium bid." The years 1755-56 are the transition between cob and milled coinage at the Nuevo Reino mint. One milled four escudos is known for 1755; it was sold in the Eliasberg sale as lot 1452. The cob four escudos are also rare but there is probably more than one in existence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10818, KM 27, Fr-12, Restrepo-M96.9.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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