Colombia 1759-PN J 4 escudos

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Aureo sale 242, lot 194

The specimen shown was lot 194 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 1,200 € (about US$1,863 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VI (1746-1759). 1759. Popayán. J. 4 escudos. Ligeros golpecitos. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara. MBC+. (Ferdinand VI, 1746-59, four escudos of 1759, Popayán mint. Light nicks, very handsome, partial luster, very rare, choice very fine.)"

This type was struck 1758-60 and is out of the reach of the average collector. The plate coin in the SCWC is of the succeeding type of Charles III.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.917 fine gold, .499 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10836, Fr-18, KM 31.2, Cal. 117.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

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