Spain 1796-M MF 4 escudos

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Aureo sale 261, lot 528

This specimen was lot 528 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €400 (about US$642 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1796. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 4 escudos. Hoja en reverso. Escasa. (MBC). (Charles IV, 1788-1808, four escudos of 1796, Madrid mint. Planchet flaw in reverse, scarce, very fine.)"

It is one of a series minted at Madrid 1788-1803 for Charles IV. The type is not cheap but quite a bit more available than the very rare eight escudos. Assayer MF is recorded for 1788-1800.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14361, Fr-294; KM 434, Cal. 216.

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 Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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