Spain 1779-M PJ 2 escudos

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sedwick sale 25, lot 176

This specimen was lot 176 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2019), where it sold for $446.45. The catalog description[1] noted, "Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1779/8PJ, unlisted overdate, NGC AU 53. Lustrous but with light surface hairlines on obverse, slightly weak bust, clear overdate (first specimen reported and the only specimen in NGC census). NGC #4722592-001." This type was struck in Madrid 1772-85 (KM 417.1) and Seville 1773-79 (KM 417.2) and is not especially rare tho choice specimens are always in demand. Two escudos were struck in metropolitan Spain 1738-1833 in considerable numbers and are quite a bit more common than their counterparts from Latin America, where the two escudos was a rare denomination. Assayer PJ is listed for 1765-81.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.901 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13125, KM-417.1; CT-55.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Spain_1779-M_PJ_2_escudos&oldid=554674"