View source for Colombia 1783-NR JJ 8 escudos

[[Image:Colombia Stacks Jan15-461o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 461]]
[[Image:Colombia Stacks Jan15-461r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 461 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 8 Escudos, 1783NR-JJ. Charles III (1759-88). NGC EF Details--Surface Hairlines. Cleaned. Nice strike." This type was struck 1772-89 at Bogotá and Popayán and is perhaps the most common Spanish colonial gold coin. In 1785, the purity was reduced from .901 to 0.875 fine. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.901 fine gold, .784 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12949]], Fr-35; KM-50.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, ''Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006,'' Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
* 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, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2014. 
 
''Link to:''
* [[Colombia 1783-P SF escudo|1783-P escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1783-NR JJ 2 escudos|1783-NR 2 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1783-P SF 2 escudos|1783-P 2 escudos]]
* [[Colombia (1783-84) 1/4 real|(1783-84) 1/4 real, Popayán mint, wide castle]]
* [[Colombia 1783-NR JJ escudo|1783-NR escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1783-P SF 4 escudos|1783-P 4 escudos]]
* [[Bolivia 1783-PTS PR 8 escudos]]
* [[Chile 1783-So DA 8 escudos]]
* [[Guatemala 1783-NG P 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1783-Mo FF 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1783-L MI 8 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1783-P SF 8 escudos|1783-P 8 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1783]]
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]

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