Spain 1734-M JF 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 231 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, "1734. Felipe V. Madrid. JF. 2 escudos. Light hairlines. Nice. Some of its original luster. Rare, we have only had five examples before. EBC- [about extremely fine]. Ex A. F. Maldonado Collection 01/23/2020, no. 67." 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.
Recorded mintage: 9,078 per Numista.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, 23 mm diameter, this specimen 6.71 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9732, KM 352, AC-1871.
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- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
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