Ecuador 1855/2-GJ 8 escudos

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Heritage sale 3029, lot 30049
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30049 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $10,575. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 8 Escudos 1855/2-GJ, XF45 NGC. Well-struck, with fully original surfaces and a small obverse flan flaw. A choice example at the XF grade. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." All the pre-decimal gold coins of Ecuador are rare and hotly pursued when they appear in auctions.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 26.94 grams, 0.875 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-8 var.; KM-34.1.

Source:

  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • 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.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Ecuador_1855/2-GJ_8_escudos&oldid=376075"