Peru 1811-L JP escudo

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from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1297
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This specimen was lot 1297 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII transitional ("imaginary" bust), 1811 JP, very rare, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Almenara. Superb luster, with weak bust and crown, minor lamination flaws, and slightly crude rims as usual for this type, the obverse somewhat hairlined. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This coin was minted in Lima of a type struck 1809-11 using the "imaginary bust." Hubs from Spain were unavailable, Spain being under French occupation and Ferdinand languishing in a French prison. Assayer JP is recorded for 1803-23.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16135, Cal-1498; Fr-47; KM-110.

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]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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