Spain 1742-M JF escudo
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This specimen was lot 43044 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,098. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Escudo, 1742-M JF. Madrid Mint. Philip V. PCGS AU-50." This is a better date of a rather scarce type struck 1729-30 and 1733-42. Assayer JA is also reported for 1742.
Recorded mintage: 12,852 for assayer JA plus 10,132 for assayer JF, per Numista.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.901 fine gold, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9607, Fr-237; KM-342; Cal-1721.
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- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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