Spain 1727-M A 4 escudos
This specimen was lot 20555 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $9,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 4 Escudos, 1727-M A. Madrid Mint. Philip V. NGC MS-63. The sole certified example of the date on the NGC population report. This lovely high grade example exhibits bold central devices and lustrous surfaces displaying much brilliance in the protected areas complemented by lovely delicate patination adding to its pleasing appearance." This rare type, struck at Madrid 1719, 1723 and 1727, is just about the last shield and cross type before the introduction of royal portraits on the gold coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9828, Fr-248; KM-314.1; Cal-Type 43 #222.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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