Peru 1765-L JM 4 escudos
This coin was minted in Lima, Peru, of a type struck 1763-71. This specimen was lot 3478 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $13,800. The catalog description[1] noted,
"1765 JM 4 escudos. Lima mint. EF-45 (NGC). Bust of Carlos III to right, legends around, date below/crowned arms, legends around. Medium gold with deep orange highlights at the rims, long curved flaw from top of head to chin but apparently as made. Scattered marks consistent with the level of wear, some lustre remains on reverse. A very rare issue of the short lived 'rat nose' bust, missing from most collections in any condition. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
This specimen was lot 1216 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $42,000.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.917 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 13.45 grams, 30.00 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-12592, Fr-29, KM 71.1.
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- 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.
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