View source for Peru 1750-L R 2 escudos

[[Image:K386-05932.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5932]]

This specimen was lot 5932 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PERU, Fernando VI. 1746-1759. 2 Escudos 1750, Lima. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön +.'' ([[Peru]], Ferdinand VI, 1746-59, two escudos of 1750, Lima mint. Very rare date, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed in the SCWC for 1747-49; this is an unlisted date. The following year saw the first issue of [[Peru 1751-L J 4 escudos|machine struck gold coins]].

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.67 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Cayón-unlisted, KM 46 (unlisted date), Fr-14; Calicó -. 

''[[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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
* 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. 
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins,'' New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1749-L R 2 escudos|1749 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1750-L R 1/2 real|1750 ½ real]]
* [[Peru 1750-L R 8 reales|1750 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1750-L R escudo|1750 escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1750-Mo MF 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1750-L R 4 escudos|1750 4 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1750-L R 8 escudos|1750 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 2 escudos|1753 2 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1750]]

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