Portugal 2001 escudo

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Goldberg sale 112, lot 1859
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This specimen was lot 1859 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "Portugal. Escudo, 2001. KM-631a. The Last Escudo. NGC graded MS-67." The specimen shown is from a type struck for circulation 1986-2000. The denomination was terminated in 2000, being superseded by the euro. This issue of 2001 in gold was strictly for collectors.

Recorded mintage: 50,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 4.6 g, 0.917 fine gold, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 631a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018. .
  • Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
  • Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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