Guatemala 1794-NG M 8 escudos

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Aureo sale 242, lot 228

The specimen shown was lot 228 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 19,000 € (about US$29,499 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1794. Guatemala. M. 8 escudos. Insignificantes golpecitos. Muy bella. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara y más así. EBC/EBC+. (Charles IV, 1788-1808, eight escudos of 1794, Guatemala mint. Tiny nicks, very handsome, some luster, very rare, extremely fine.)

Other dates of this type are known (1797, 1801) but all are rare. Guatemala is the rarest mint for colonial gold.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14493, KM 58, Cal. 3.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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