Peru 1758-L JM escudo
This specimen was lot 1264 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1758 JM, second bust, very rare, NGC XF details / rev scratched, ex-Almenara. Full rims with much original luster in legends (arguably AU) but the bust slightly weaker and with small marks all over (a few on reverse heavier, as noted on label). Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type was struck 1754-59 and is considerably scarcer than the Colombian escudos of the same period. No Mexican one escudos exist for 1758.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date for the type.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10723, Cal-605; Fr-23; KM-56.2.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
Link to: