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[[Image:Chile 1789 8 escudos Aureo 243-0833g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 243, lot 833]]

This specimen was lot 833 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,900 € (about US$2,870 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Carlos III (1759-1788). 1789. Carlos IV. Santiago. DA. 8 escudos. Busto de Carlos III. Ordinal IV. Bellísima. Brillo original. Rara y más en este excepcional estado. S/C-. '' (Eight escudos of 1789, Santiago mint. Bust of Charles III but ordinal IV. Beautiful, original luster, rare in this quality, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Santiago 1789-91 and tho expensive, is not rare like prior types. It is the transitional type with the bust of Charles III but struck in the name of Charles IV. The old bust was used until 1808 ([[Chile 1791-So DA 8 escudos|KM 54]]) but the ordinal was changed to CAROLUS IIII in 1792. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 41,000 (KM 27 and KM 42). 

''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14449]], KM 42, Cal. 146.

''[[Bibliography|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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008. 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Numismática,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Chile 1786-So DA 8 escudos|1786 8 escudos]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 1/2 real KM-35|1789 ½ real, Charles IV]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA real KM-29|1789 real, Charles III]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA real KM-36|1789 real, Charles IV]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 2 reales KM-30|1789 2 reales, "CAROLUS·III·"]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 4 reales KM-34|1789 4 reales, Charles III]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 4 reales KM-38|1789 4 reales, "CAROLUS·IV·"]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 8 reales KM-31|1789 8 reales, Charles III]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 8 reales KM-39|1789 8 reales, Charles IV]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 4 escudos|1789 4 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 8 escudos Fr-35]] Charles III
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 8 escudos Fr-43]] Charles IV
* [[Guatemala 1789-NG M 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1789-Mo FM 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1789-L IJ 8 escudos Fr-32]], Charles III
* [[Peru 1789-L IJ 8 escudos]], Charles IV
* [[Chile 1790-So DA 8 reales|1790 8 reales]]
* [[Chile 1790-So DA 8 escudos|1790 8 escudos]]
* [[Chile 1791-So DA 8 escudos|1791 8 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
* return to coins of [[Chile]]

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