Spain 1819-M GJ 8 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 403

This specimen was lot 403 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €5,700 (about US$7,522 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1819. Fernando VII. Madrid. GJ. 8 escudos. Acuñación algo floja. Bella. Brillo original. Muy rara. Sólo hemos tenido 4 ejemplares. EBC/EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, eight escudos of 1819, Madrid mint. Weakly struck, handsome, original luster, very rare, we know of only four examples. Extremely fine or better.)"

Spain was never a significant producer of eight escudos, a denomination produced in large quantities by the Latin American mints. This type was struck at Madrid 1814-20.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 27,03 g.

Catalog reference: KM 485, Cayón-15356, Cal.Onza 1240, AC. 1775.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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