Spain 1788-M MF 1/2 escudo

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 321

This specimen was lot 321 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"1788. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 1/2 escudo. Parte de brillo original. Atractiva. Ex Colección Caballero de las Yndias 03/06/2009, nº 1207. Rara. EBC-. (kingdom of Spain, Charles IV, half escudo of 1788, Madrid mint, attractive, some luster, rare, about extremely fine.)"

Half escudos were struck in metropolitan Spain 1738-97 in considerable numbers and are quite a bit more common than their silver equals, the eight reales. This is opposite from Latin America, where silver pesos were minted in vast quantities but half escudos would not be minted until the reign of Ferdinand VII.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, .047 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1,71 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13987, AC. 1067.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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