Spain 1801-M FA 2 escudos

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Sincona sale 4, lot 5856

This specimen was lot 5856 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SPANIEN Carlos IV. 1788-1808 2 Escudos 1801, Madrid. Mmz. FA. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Spain, Charles IV, 1788-1808, two escudos of 1801, Madrid mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck until 1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6,78 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14248, C.T. 281. Fr-296, KM 435.1.

Source:

  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
  • 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.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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