Peru 1761-L JM 8 escudos - Revision history

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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. "

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[[Image:Peru 1761 8 escudos obv Eliasberg 3475.jpg|300px|thumb|Eliasberg lot 3475]]
[[Image:Peru 1761 8 escudos rev Eliasberg AN47723873-rz.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This coin was minted in Lima, Peru, in 1761. This specimen was lot 3475 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $2,530. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "1761 JM 8 escudos. Lima mint. VF-30 (NGC). Small armored bust of Carlos III to right, legends around, date below / crowned arms, legends around. Pale yellow gold with attractive peripheral toning. Marks consistent with the amount of wear, some softness of strike on right side of shield, a few trival marks at reverse rim. The first appearance of this bust of Carlos III in Lima, an issue Calico rates as very rare. A two year type. From B. Max Mehl’s sale of the Thomas W. Voetter Collection, January 1943, Lot 292."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. This type was struck 1761-62 only and is rarer than those which preceded and followed it.

''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 26.84 grams, 36.40 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12741]], Fr-24, Calico Onza-673, KM 68.

''[[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>Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, ''The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals'', Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1760-L JM 8 escudos|1760 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1761-L JM real|1761 real]]
* [[Peru 1761-L JM 2 reales|1761 2 reales]]
* [[Peru 1761-L JM 4 reales|1761 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1761-L JM 8 reales|1761 8 reales]]
* [[Chile 1761-So J 8 escudos]]
* [[Colombia 1761-PN J 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1762-L JM 8 escudos|1762 8 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1761]]
* other specimens in [[The Eliasberg Collection]]
* return to coins of [[Peru]]

[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from the Eliasberg Collection]]

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 ''[[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.
+* 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, ''The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals'', Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
 * 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.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. This type was struck 1761-62 only and is rarer than those which preceded and followed it.
-''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 26.84 grams, 36.40 mm diameter.
+''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 26.84 grams, 36.40 mm diameter.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12741]], Fr-24, Calico Onza-673, KM 68.