Peru 1792-L IJ 2 escudos - Revision history

LatinKing2020: added note

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1792 4 reales * [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 reales"

2026-03-16T16:01:21Z

Text replacement - "* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 reales" to "* 1792 4 reales * [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 reales"

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. "

2025-08-25T19:13:57Z

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: added Cayón number

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .875 fine" to " 0.875 fine"

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Text replacement - " .875 fine" to " 0.875 fine"

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[[Image:Sed37-1250o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1250]]
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This specimen was lot 1250 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1792 IJ, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Sellschopp, ex-Almenara. Lustrous and well struck except for reverse rim (slightly off-center), hairlines on obverse, still desirable grade and first year of type, with bonus points for pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 349) and to the Almenara Collection." This type was struck 1792-1808 for king Charles IV. He succeeded Charles III in 1788, but as there were delays in getting punches for the new bust out to the Latin American mints, the old hubs were used with the new king's name thru 1791.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], Cal-1258; Fr-42; KM-100.

''[[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.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</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:''
* [[Peru 1791-L IJ 2 escudos|1791 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 1/4 real|1792 ¼ real]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 1/2 real|1792 ½ real]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ real|1792 real]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 2 reales|1792 2 reales]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 reales|1792 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ escudo|1792 escudo]]
* [[Colombia 1792-NR JJ 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1792-Mo FM 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 4 escudos|1792 4 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 escudos|1792 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1793-L IJ 2 escudos|1793 2 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1792]]

[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 37]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]]

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 ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
-''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], Cal-1258; Fr-42; KM-100.
+''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14174]], Cal-1258; Fr-42; KM-100.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''

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 [[Image:Sed37-1250r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 1250 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1792 IJ, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Sellschopp, ex-Almenara. Lustrous and well struck except for reverse rim (slightly off-center), hairlines on obverse, still desirable grade and first year of type, with bonus points for pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 349) and to the Almenara Collection." This type was struck 1792-1808 for king Charles IV. He succeeded Charles III in 1788, but as there were delays in getting punches for the new bust out to the Latin American mints, the old hubs were used with the new king's name thru 1791.
+This specimen was lot 1250 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1792 IJ, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-Sellschopp, ex-Almenara. Lustrous and well struck except for reverse rim (slightly off-center), hairlines on obverse, still desirable grade and first year of type, with bonus points for pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 349) and to the Almenara Collection." This specimen was offered again as lot 1282 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $2,160. This type was struck 1792-1808 for king Charles IV. He succeeded Charles III in 1788, but as there were delays in getting punches for the new bust out to the Latin American mints, the old hubs were used with the new king's name thru 1791.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Peru 1792-L IJ real|1792 real]]
 * [[Peru 1792-L IJ 2 reales|1792 2 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1792-L IJ 8 reales|1792 8 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1792-L IJ escudo|1792 escudo]]

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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.
 * 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.