Spain 1805-M FA 2 escudos

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Sedwick sale 25, lot 182

This specimen was lot 182 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2019), where it sold for $714. The catalog description[1] noted, "Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1805FA, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Light red toning over luster, decent strike except for slight weakness on king's face, finest in census by two grades. NGC #4691413-013." This type was struck for Spain 1788-1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system. The SCWC notes this as a common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14281, Fr-296, CT-348; KM-435.1.

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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 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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