Spain 1791-S C 8 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 334

This specimen was lot 334 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$17,156 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1791. Carlos IV. Sevilla. C. 8 escudos. Mínimas marquitas. Muy bella. Brillo original. Rarísima y más así. EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Charles IV, eight escudos of 1791, Seville mint. Minor marks, very handsome, original luster, very rare thus, choice extremely fine."

It is one of a series minted at Seville 1790-91 for Charles IV. The Madrid eight escudos are scarce, the Seville issues are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW, this specimen 26,99 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14477, KM 437.2, AC. 1784, Cal.Onza 1187.

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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