Spain 1806-M FA 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 24564 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 2 Escudos, 1806-M FA. Madrid Mint. Charles IV. NGC MS-61. A boldly struck and very flashy coin with some frostiness in the peripheral protected areas; overall deserving of a higher grade." This Spanish equivalent of the pistole was struck at the Madrid and Seville mints 1788-1808. Unlike the Latin American mints which concentrated on eight escudos, the most common Spanish gold coins of the period were the half escudo and two escudos. The bust type was introduced to the Spanish mints in 1729.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14289, Fr-296; KM-435.1.
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- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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