Colombia 1792-NR JJ 2 escudos

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Sedwick sale 11, lot 112

This is one of a type struck at the Nuevo Reino mint 1789-1808 with the "standard bust" of Charles IV. This issue is among the more available two escudos of the colonial period. The specimen shown was lot 112 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $718.75. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1792JJ. Problem-free AU- with tiny spots of encrustation in crevices, slightly off-center strike, scarce type."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.7 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14177, CT-411; KM-60.1; Restrepo-89.4.

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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.
  • 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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