Peru 1807-L JP 8 escudos

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Goldberg sale 75, lot 3759
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3759 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. 8 Escudos, 1807-JP (Lima). Charles IV. NGC graded About Uncirculated, Details (Saltwater Damage)." This coin was minted 1792-1808 and is the most common Peruvian colonial eight escudos. Sea water corrodes copper and silver coins quite quickly but gold is not affected. The damage visible on this specimen is not corrosion but abrasion from sand.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .760 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14609, Fr-40, KM 101.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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