View source for Colombia 1789-P SF 8 escudos Fr-44

[[Image:Colombia 1789P 8 escudos obv H3032-24514.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3032, lot 24514]]
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This specimen was lot 24514 in Heritage sale 3032 (Chicago, April 2014), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles IV 8 Escudos 1789 P-SF, Popayán mint, XF45 NGC. Showing honest wear on the high points but no defects other than a minute lamination on the reverse at 1 o'clock. A decent type coin for this three year transitional type showing the Charles III bust and the CAROLVS IV legend." This type was struck 1789-91 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. Eight escudos in the name of Charles III (KM 50.2a) are also listed for 1789.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14447]], Onza-1048, Fr-44, KM 53.2.

''[[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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
* 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. 
* Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, ''Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006,'' Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006. 

''Link to:''
* [[Colombia 1788-NR JJ 8 escudos|1788-NR 8 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ escudo|1789-NR JJ escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1789-P SF escudo|1789-P escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 2 escudos Fr-39|1789-NR 2 escudos, Ch. III]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 2 escudos Fr-47|1789-NR 2 escudos, Ch. IV]]
* [[Colombia 1789-P SF 2 escudos|1789-P 2 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 4 escudos Fr-45|1789-NR 4 escudos, Ch. IV]]
* [[Colombia 1789-P SF 8 escudos Fr-36|1789-P 8 escudos Ch. III]]
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 8 escudos Fr-35|1789-NR 8 escudos Ch. III]]
* [[Bolivia 1789-PTS PR 8 escudos]], Charles IV
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 8 escudos Fr-15|Chile 1789 8 escudos, Charles III]]
* [[Chile 1789-So DA 8 escudos|Chile 1789 8 escudos, Charles IV]]
* [[Guatemala 1789-NG M 8 escudos]], Charles IV
* [[Mexico 1789-Mo FM 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1789-L IJ 8 escudos Fr-32|Peru 1789 8 escudos, Charles III]]
* [[Peru 1789-L IJ 8 escudos|Peru 1789 8 escudos, Charles IV]]
* [[Colombia 1791-NR JJ 8 escudos Fr-43|1791-NR 8 escudos, bust of Charles III]]
* [[Colombia 1791-NR JJ 8 escudos Fr-51|1791-NR 8 escudos, bust of Charles IV]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]

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