Spain 1814-M GJ 2 escudos Fr-315

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Heritage sale 3026, lot 25834
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This Spanish two escudos was struck at the Madrid mint in 1814. The type was struck 1814-33 after Feredinand VII was restored as king of Spain. 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. Production of the standard bust two escudos resumed at Madrid 1814-33. Two other assayers are listed for 1813, IG and IJ, both rarer than the GJ shown here. This specimen was lot 25834 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $4,700. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII gold 2 Escudos 1814-GJ Madrid, MS66 NGC, laureate bust, an incredibly choice piece with full blazing mint brilliance and superb, nearly pristine surfaces. Certainly among the finest known for the type."

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-16242, KM 483.1.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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