Ecuador 1839-MV 4 escudos
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This specimen was lot 1729 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $9,775. The catalog description[1] noted, "1839 MV 4 escudos. Quito mint. MS-64 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous medium gold with rich highlights at the rims. Exceptional aesthetic appeal, very well struck, minor rim bruise at base of reverse. A visual delight. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
This type, struck 1838-41, is the only four escudos of Ecuador. Like all predecimal Ecuadorian gold coins, it remains beyond the reach of ordinary collectors.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold. This specimen: 13.45 grams, 28.70 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 19, Fr-4.
- [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.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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