Peru 1817-L JP escudo

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Áureo y Calicó sale 346, lot 1373

This specimen was lot 1373 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €570 (about US$752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1817. Fernando VII. Lima. JP. 1 escudo. Hojita en reverso. Bella. Brillo original. Rara. EBC-. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, one escudo of 1817, Lima mint. Attempted hole on the reverse, handsome, original luster, rare, abut extremely fine.)"

While eight escudos from Peru are reasonably available, the smaller gold denominations are all very scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,30 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16172, CT-289; KM-126, AC. 1504.

Source:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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 and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.

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