Spain 1788-S C 4 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 345, lot 566

This specimen was lot 566 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$660 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1788. Carlos III. Sevilla. C. 4 escudos. MBC/MBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, four escudos of 1788, Seville mint. Very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1786-88 and like all Spanish four escudos as distinct from Spanish colonial four escudos, is more available than eight escudos of the same period. It is distinguished by earlier issues of Charles III (1773-84) by being only 0.875 fine instead of 0.901 fine gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13,42 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12731, Fr-284; KM-418.2a, Cal-412.

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 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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