Spain 1812-M IJ 2 escudos

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Aureo sale 261, lot 601
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 601 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €550 (about US$882 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1812. Fernando VII. Madrid. IJ. 2 escudos. Primer busto. Muy rara. MBC-/MBC. (Ferdinand VII of Spain, 1808-33, two escudos of 1812, Madrid mint, first bust, very rare, about very fine.)"

This bust was used at the Madrid mint in 1812 only and is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-16225, Cal. 204, KM 478, Fr-309.

Source:

  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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