Peru 1789-L IJ escudo Fr-35

from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1287

This specimen was lot 1287 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $4,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1789 IJ, posthumous issue, NGC AU details / obv cleaned, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Almenara. Bold strike with choice luster, parts of rim weak (as made), definitely on the high side of the assigned grade and with the faintest possible hairlines. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." While this type is scarce compared to Mexican or Colombian escudos, it is much more available than any previous type. Assayer IJ is listed for 1788-1802. Charles III died in December 1788 but news travelled slowly to South America, so the new king was not mentioned on the coinage until well into 1789.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12376, Cal-1356; Fr-35; KM-79a.

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]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.

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