Peru 1765-L JM escudo

Heritage sale 3082, lot 34608

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34608 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Peru: Charles III gold Escudo 1765 LM-JM VF35 NGC, Lima mint." This type was minted in Lima 1763-71. It is probably rarer than similar issues from Mexico City but, as the demand for it is lower, it sells for less.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-31, KM 72, Cayón-12226.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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