Spain 1786-S C 1/2 escudo

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 285

This specimen was lot 285 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,000 € (about US$1,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1786. Carlos III. Seville. C. 1/2 escudo. Nice color. Missing in almost all specialized collections. Extremely rare. MBC- [about very fine]. Ex Isabel de Trastamara Collection 10/29/2014, no. 618." This type was struck at Madrid and Seville (shown here) 1786-88. Most dates are commo but this one is very scarce. This denomination was not struck in Latin America until the reign of Ferdinand VII.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 1.71 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12198, KM 425.2, AC-1315.

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, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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