Peru 1763-L JM 8 escudos

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Aureo sale 243, lot 607

This specimen was lot 607 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 3,200 € (about US$4,834 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1763. Lima. JM. 8 escudos. Busto tipo ´cara de rata´. Con punto encima de la L de Lima. Acuñación empastada. Parte de brillo original. Rara. MBC+. (Eight escudos of 1763, Lima mint. "Rat nose" bust, with dot over mintmark. Slightly weak strike, rare, some luster, very fine plus.)"

This type was struck at Lima 1763-68 and is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12757, KM 70, Cal.Onza 675, Cal. 11.

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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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