Spain 1803-M FA 8 escudos

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Heritage sale 3042, lot 30632
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This specimen was lot 30632 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $2,702.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles IV gold 8 Escudos 1803 M-FA AU58 NGC, Madrid mint. Lustrous, nearly Mint state with scant high-point wear and mild surface abrasions. One of the key dates of the type, very scarce in any grade and rare in this engaging quality, with only one example currently certified finer by NGC." SCWC lists three dates for this type: 1802, 1803 and 1805 with 1803 the scarcest. All were struck at Madrid.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .760 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14571, KM 437.1, Onza-1013 ("Rara").

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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