Spain 1683-S escudo
This specimen was lot 32326 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain: Charles II gold Cob Escudo 1683/0 AU55 NGC, Seville mint. A true numismatic enigma! Presumed unique, this overdate variety from Seville exhibits a full date clearly showing the error, boldly detailed for the type despite its crude striking. The flan has a crack at about 12 o'clock, obviously a metal flaw and not subsequent damage to the coin; otherwise, a visually pleasing and charismatic piece. A once-in-a-generation opportunity for the collector of the Spanish Cob series to obtain this extremely rare early gold offering." This coin may not have had an assayer initial, which would have been "M" or "S" below the "S" mintmark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 grams, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-46.2 (unlisted date), Cal-Unl., Cayón-unlisted.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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