Colombia 1757-NR JS 4 escudos

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 11311
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This specimen was lot 11311 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $9,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Extremely Rare 1757-JS 4 Escudos. COLOMBIA. 1757-JS 4 Escudos. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). AU-58 (PCGS). One of the great rarities of the milled 4 Escudo series, listed as unique in Restrepo, though this piece is likely a second specimen. Choice medium yellow gold with outstanding luster on both sides. Well struck from centers to rims, nicely centered, just a very pleasing example. The reverse die is cracked through SEQ of SEQUOR. This assayer is not listed in Calicó at all; Krause-Mishler, in its infinite wisdom, lists it in four different grades. None have been offered in any of the major named sales, making this a major opportunity for specialists. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins. From Don Canaparo, January 1981 (at $15,000)." This type was struck at Bogotá 1755-59 and at Popayán 1758-60. Unlike later dates (after 1772), these early issues are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.917 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10826, KM 31.1, Fr-17, Restrepo M20.5.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

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