Colombia 1773-P JS 8 escudos

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Aureo sale 232, lot 1321

The specimen shown was lot 1321 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 1,300 euros (about US$2,145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1773. Popayán. JS. 8 escudos. Bella. Parte de brillo original. EBC-/EBC. (Charles III, 1759-88, eight escudos of 1773, Popayán mint, handsome, some original luster, extremely fine.)

This type was issued from Popayán 1772-84 and is perhaps the commonest eight escudos of Charles III.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .901 fine gold, .784 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12846, KM 50.2, Cal-124.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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