Spain 1829-M AJ 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 915 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SPANIEN, Königreich, Fernando VII. 1808-1833. 2 Escudos 1829, AJ-Madrid. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, two escudos of 1829, Madrid mint. Very fine.)"
This issue is a later date of a type struck at Madrid and Seville 1814-33; upon the succession of Isabel II, the denomination was converted to eighty reales (KM 577). 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 common date.
Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold; this specimen is 6.72 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16299, Schl. 129. Fr-315, KM 483.1.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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