Peru 1818-L JP 4 escudos
This specimen was lot 25239 in Heritage sale 61487 (Dallas, TX, May 2025), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Ferdinand VII gold 4 Escudos 1818 LM-JP XF45 NGC, Lima mint. A most difficult date and denomination and one of the more elusive types from colonial Peru, where milled survivors of any date are well circulated and scarce. Laudably bold in strike and embellished by magenta silhouettes throughout, this example is sure to excite, especially with only two auction appearances in as many decades with a single other in NGC's census. Accompanied by the original collector envelope. From the Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins." This type was struck 1814-21 and there aren't any common dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16341, Fr-56, KM 128, Cal-1705.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 May 13 - 14 The Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins Showcase Auction #61487, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.
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