Spain 1823-M AJ 2 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 376

This specimen was lot 376 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 750 € (about US$980 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1823. Fernando VII. Madrid. AJ. 2 escudos. Light hairlines. Some of its original luster. Scarce especially in this condition. EBC+ [choice extremely fine]. Ex Aureo & Calico Selection 2019, no. 411." 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. The Seville mint issues are awarded a premium over the Madrid product. Unlike the two escudos of the Latin American mints, the two escudos of Spain are fairly common. Assayer AJ is listed for 1822-33.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 6.76 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16286, Fr-315; KM 483.1, AC-1629.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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