Peru 1758-L JM 4 escudos

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Ponterio sale 150, lot 8691

This coin was lot 8691 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 4 Escudos, 1758-JM. Scarce type. Scratch and planchet lamination on reverse, lustrous EXTREMELY FINE." This type was struck in Lima, Peru, 1754 and 1757-59. Gold coins from Lima are much scarcer than issues from the Colombian mints. Assayer JM is recorded for 1751-72.

Recorded mintage: Unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.917 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10829, Fr-21; KM 58.

Source:

  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 150: The 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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