Spain 1724-Seg F 8 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 249

This specimen was lot 249 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €230,000 (about US$303,531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1724. Luis I. Segovia. F. 8 escudos. Bellísima. Brillo original. Ex Áureo & Calicó Selección 2013, nº 199. Ex Colección López Chaves, nº 699. Moneda exenta de pago de tasas de exportación. This coin is exempt from any export fee. Extraordinariamente rara y más así. Sólo hemos tenido otros 3 ejemplares. S/C-. (kingdom of Spain, Louis I, eight escudos of 1724, Seville mint. Exquisite, original luster. Extraordinarily rare, we know of only three examples, about uncirculated.)"

Only a few gold coins were minted during Luis's short reign. Of the Spanish issues, we note a two, four and eight escudos from Segovia, struck 1724 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 26,99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 332, AC. 64, Cal.Onza 546, Cayón-10131.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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