Colombia 1760-PN J escudo

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 40006
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Sedwick Treasure Auction 36, lot 933
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The first specimen was lot 40006 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 1760-J Escudo. Popayán mint. Carlos III (1759-1788). AU-58 (PCGS). Lively and lustrous light yellow gold with undimmed reflectivity at the peripheries. Choice in appearance and showing only the typical handling associated with the grade. An important issue, the first in the name of Carlos III though depicting the bust of Ferdinand VI. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins. Ex. Ponterio and Wyatt, July 1981." The second specimen was lot 933 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[2] noted, "COLOMBIA, Popayán, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1760 J, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Becerra. Sharp details for the grade, with light wear and marks and surface granularity. Pedigreed to the Becerra Collection (stated on label)." This type is listed from Popayán for 1760, 1762, 1767 and 1769. The Popayán mint never adopted the "rat nose" bust of Charles III, retained the bust of his deceased brother Ferdinand.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12206, Restrepo 48.1, KM 35; Cal-1410, Fr-30.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.

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