Spain 1790-M MF 8 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 336

This specimen was lot 336 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 4,200 € (about US$5,487 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "* 1790. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 8 escudos. Very nice. Original luster. Rare in this condition. S/C- [about uncirculated]." This type was struck at Madrid 1788-90, 1802-05 and at Seville 1790-91. The Madrid eight escudos are scarce, the Seville issues are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 27.08 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14319, KM 437.1, AC-1619, Cal.Onza 1010.

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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