Spain 1731-M JF 2 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 230

This specimen was lot 230 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,100 € (about US$1,437 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1731. Felipe V. Madrid. JF. 2 escudos. Mint between J and F. Small assayers. Nice. Some of its original luster. Rare. EBC-/EBC [extremely fine]. Ex Aureo 10/22/1998, no. 2326. Ex Isabel de Trastamara Collection 05/27/2014, no. 678. Ex A. F. Maldonado Collection 01/23/2020, no. 63." This type was struck 1730-34. It marks the first appearance of a royal portrait on a gold coin since the days of Ferdinand and Isabella. This portrait was used at Seville until 1738 and at Mexico City until 1746. Assayer F and JF are recorded for 1731. A variety exists with the assayer and mintmark arranged "M JF".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, 23 mm diameter, this specimen 6.74 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9716 ("J M F"), KM 352, AC-1866.

Source:

  • 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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.

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