Spain 1814-C SF 8 escudos

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image courtesy Soler y Llach

This specimen was lot 635 in Soler y Llach's January 2010 sale. 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 mint was moved to Cadiz in 1811 and did not return to Seville until 1815. This issue superseded an "armored bust" type minted at Cadiz in 1811. It is very scarce with a very high catalog value. The last coin struck to this specification was the 320 reales of 1822-23 (KM 566).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .7616 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16428, KM 481.

Source:

  • 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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