Colombia 1758-NR J escudo
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This specimen was lot 1461 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,610. It is one of a series struck 1756-59 at the Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint; it is listed as the toughest of the four known dates. A similar coin was struck 1758-59 at Popayán. This type is known for other colonial mints but is prohibitively expensive therefrom. The catalog description[1] noted, "1758 J 1 escudo. Bogotá mint. EF-45 (NGC). Types as above. Uniform deep gold, an attractive example. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .098 troy oz ASW. This specimen: 3.36 grams, 18.10 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10726, KM 29.1, Fr-21.
- [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
- 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.
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