Spain 1820-M GJ 2 escudos

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Aureo sale 261, lot 603

This type was issued at Madrid and Seville 1814-33 and is the last issue of the traditional gold two escudos, altho the eighty reales of Isabel II (KM 578) was the same weight and fineness. Unlike the two escudos of the Latin American mints, the two escudos of Spain are fairly common. This specimen was lot 603 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €220 (about US$353 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1820. Fernando VII. Madrid. GJ. 2 escudos. Parte de brillo original. MBC+/EBC-. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, two escudos of 1820, Madrid mint. Some luster, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-16275, Cal. 217, KM 483.1.

Sources:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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