Spain 1786-M DV 2 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 289

This specimen was lot 289 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 750 € (about US$980 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1786/4. Carlos III. Madrid. DV/PJ. 2 escudos. Attractive. Rare in this condition. EBC/EBC+ [choice extremely fine]." This type was struck 1786-88 at Madrid and Seville and is common. The prior issue of Charles III was 0.901 fine gold. While the Latin American mints concentrated on eight escudos, the Spanish mints produced mostly half escudos and two escudos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.71 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12542 (1786/4), KM 417.1a, AC-1566.

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.
  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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