Peru 1753-L J escudo - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Stack's Bowers September 2025" to "Stack's Bowers 2025"

2025-10-08T21:53:43Z

Text replacement - "Stack's Bowers September 2025" to "Stack's Bowers 2025"

LatinKing2020: added fourth specimen

2025-09-25T17:19:32Z

added fourth specimen

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 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. " to "* 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. "

2025-08-25T18:59:56Z

Text replacement - "* 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. " to "* 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. "

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Peru 1755-L JD real|1755 1 real]]" to "Peru 1755-L JD real|1755-JD real]]"

2025-05-22T15:32:51Z

Text replacement - "Peru 1755-L JD real|1755 1 real]]" to "Peru 1755-L JD real|1755-JD real]]"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025." to "Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara C...

2025-05-21T04:43:46Z

Text replacement - "Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025." to "Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara C...

LatinKing2020 at 20:10, 20 May 2025

2025-05-20T20:10:40Z

LatinKing2020: added second specimen

2025-05-20T18:34:32Z

added second specimen

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

2023-08-19T04:21:42Z

Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Peru_1753-L_J_escudo

2021-01-15T01:57:58Z

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[[Image:Peru 1753L escudo obv JElsen 105-844.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 105, lot 844]]
[[Image:Peru 1753L escudo rev JElsen 105-844.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Peru 1753 escudo obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|the same specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Peru 1753 escudo rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. This specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1759-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.38 g, .917 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 3.37 grams.

''Catalog reference:'' C.C.T.-177; [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-10704]]; Fr-19, KM 56.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 105,'' Bruseel: Jean Elsen, 2010.
* 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.
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1751-L J escudo|1751 escudo]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 1/2 real|1753 ½ real]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 2 reales|1753 2 reales]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 4 reales|1753 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 8 reales|1753 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 2 escudos|1753 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 4 escudos|1753 4 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1753-L J 8 escudos|1753 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1755-L JD real|1755 1 real]]
* [[Peru 1755-L JD 8 reales|1755 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1755-L JM 2 escudos|1755 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1759-L JM escudo|1759 escudo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1753]]
* return to coins of [[Peru]]

[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 105]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 [[Image:Sed37-1261o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1261]]
 [[Image:Sed37-1261r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-[[Image:SB825-41468o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers September 2025 ANA sale, lot 41468]]
+[[Image:SB825-41468o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 41468]]
 [[Image:SB825-41468r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

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 [[Image:Sed37-1261o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1261]]
 [[Image:Sed37-1261r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. The first specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1261 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, first bust, extremely rare, NGC / clipped, ex-Almenara. Strong details with very light toning over luster in legends, nice XF with edge lightly shaved off and re-applied in its time, with just one other known at NGC and by our records no others extant for this final date of the initial three-year type from this mint that Friedberg lists as "rare" without values. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
+This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. The first specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1261 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, first bust, extremely rare, NGC / clipped, ex-Almenara. Strong details with very light toning over luster in legends, nice XF with edge lightly shaved off and re-applied in its time, with just one other known at NGC and by our records no others extant for this final date of the initial three-year type from this mint that Friedberg lists as "rare" without values. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." The fourth specimen was lot 41468 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,740. The catalog description<sup>[3]</sup> noted, "PERU. Escudo, 1753-LM J. Lima Mint. Ferdinand VI. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, EF Details. A VERY RARE issue, with only a couple of other examples appearing in our searches of auction records over the last 25 years-both of which also display some form of surface alteration. The present piece may have once been mounted, with some tooling performed in the fields and in the central area of the reverse, but much detail to the portrait has been retained. From the Richard August Collection." This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 3.37 grams.
+''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW; the first specimen: 3.37 grams.
 ''Catalog reference:'' C.C.T.-177; [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-10704]]; Cal-600; Fr-19, KM 56.1.
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 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * <sup>[2]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
 ''Link to:''
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 * return to coins of [[Peru]]
-[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 105]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 37]]
+[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 105]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 37]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale]]

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 [[Image:Sed37-1261r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. The first specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1261 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, first bust, extremely rare, NGC / clipped, ex-Almenara. Cal-600; Fr-19; KM-56.1. Strong details with very light toning over luster in legends, nice XF with edge lightly shaved off and re-applied in its time, with just one other known at NGC and by our records no others extant for this final date of the initial three-year type from this mint that Friedberg lists as "rare" without values. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
+This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. The first specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1261 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, first bust, extremely rare, NGC / clipped, ex-Almenara. Strong details with very light toning over luster in legends, nice XF with edge lightly shaved off and re-applied in its time, with just one other known at NGC and by our records no others extant for this final date of the initial three-year type from this mint that Friedberg lists as "rare" without values. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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 ''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, .099 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 3.37 grams.
-''Catalog reference:'' C.C.T.-177; [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-10704]]; Fr-19, KM 56.1.
+''Catalog reference:'' C.C.T.-177; [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-10704]]; Cal-600; Fr-19, KM 56.1.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''

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 * 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.
 * 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.
+* 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.
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * <sup>[2]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

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 * [[Peru 1753-L J 4 escudos|1753 4 escudos]]
 * [[Peru 1753-L J 8 escudos|1753 8 escudos]]
-* [[Peru 1755-L JD real|1755 1 real]]
+* [[Peru 1755-L JD real|1755-JD real]]
 * [[Peru 1755-L JD 8 reales|1755 8 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1755-L JM 2 escudos|1755 2 escudos]]

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 [[Image:Peru 1753 escudo obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|the same specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 [[Image:Peru 1753 escudo rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. This specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote>  This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1759-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
+This coin was minted in Lima, [[Peru]], of a type struck 1751-53. The first specimen was lot 844 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for 640 euro. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PEROU, Ferdinand VI (1746-1759), AV escudo, 1753 J, Lima. Droit : Tête à droite. Revers : Ecu couronné. Rare. presque Superbe.''" (Peru, Ferdinand VI, gold escudo, 1753 J, Lima mint. Obverse: head to right; reverse: crowned shield. Rare, almost Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1261 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753 J, first bust, extremely rare, NGC / clipped, ex-Almenara. Cal-600; Fr-19; KM-56.1. Strong details with very light toning over luster in legends, nice XF with edge lightly shaved off and re-applied in its time, with just one other known at NGC and by our records no others extant for this final date of the initial three-year type from this mint that Friedberg lists as "rare" without values. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type is very rare. A slightly revised bust ([[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|Fr-23]]) was used 1754-59.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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 * 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.
 ''Link to:''
-* [[Peru 1751-L J escudo|1751 escudo]]
+* [[Peru 1752-L J escudo|1752 escudo]]
 * [[Peru 1753-L J 1/2 real|1753 ½ real]]
 * [[Peru 1753-L J 2 reales|1753 2 reales]]
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 * [[Peru 1755-L JD 8 reales|1755 8 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1755-L JM 2 escudos|1755 2 escudos]]
-* [[Peru 1759-L JM escudo|1759 escudo]]
+* [[Peru 1756-L JM escudo|1756 escudo]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1753]]
 * return to coins of [[Peru]]
-[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 105]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
+[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 105]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 37]]