Spain 1828-S JB 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 1658 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 440 € (about US$570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1828. Fernando VII. Seville. JB. 2 escudos. Some of its original luster. Very beautiful patina. Ex Aureo 06/19/2001, no. 1063. Ex Aureo y Calicó 01/23/2020, no. 285. Scarce. EBC- [about extremely fine]." 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.
Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 6,72 g.
Catalog reference: KM 483.2, AC. 1686, Cayón-16298.
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- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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