Spain 1793-M MF escudo

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Aureo sale 269, lot 298

This specimen was lot 298 in Aureo sale 269 (Barcelona, July 2015), where it sold for €190 (about US$246 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1793. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 1 escudo. Leves rayitas y golpecito pero buen ejemplar. Parte de brillo original. MBC+/EBC-. (Spain, Charles IV, one escudo of 1793, Madrid mint. Light scratches and a nick but still a nice example, partial mint luster, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in Madrid and Seville 1788-1801 for Charles IV. This date is common. Unlike the Latin American mints, which concentrated on producing eight escudos, the Spanish mints turned most of their gold into two escudos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,36 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14030, KM 434, Cal. 492.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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