Spain 1712-S M 2 escudos
The specimen shown was lot 163 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, Spain, March 2011), where it sold for 5,000 € (about US$7,763 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Felipe V (1700-1746). 1712/1. Sevilla. M. 2 escudos. Anv.: PPHILIPPVS con la primera P rectificada con un punto encima. Rev.: M-2-2-S. Flan grande. Bellísima. Brillo original. Muy rara así. S/C-. (Two escudos of 1712, Seville mint; obverse: PPHILIPPVS with the first P corrected to an R; large planchet, very handsome, original luster, very rare thus, about uncirculated.)
This type was issued at Seville 1711-18. The conspicuous overdate is listed but awarded no premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.901 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9663, KM 293, Cal-412 var.
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- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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