Spain 1768-M PJ 1/2 escudo - Revision history

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

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Text replacement - " .901 fine" to " 0.901 fine"

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

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

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[[Image:Aureo 346-1308.jpg|550px|thumb|Áureo y Calicó sale 346, lot 1308]]

This specimen was lot 1308 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1768. Carlos III. Madrid. PJ. 1/2 escudo. MBC/MBC+.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles III, )"</blockquote> This type was struck at the Madrid and Seville mints 1759-72. Mintages are not recorded but Seville seems to be slightly scarcer than Madrid. Half escudos were first struck in Spain in 1738 and were issued in fairly large numbers until 1788. The issues of 1772-85 are .901 fine, those of 1786-88 are .875 fine. There are a few half escudos known from the reign of Charles IV but they are very rare (KM 433). The issue of half escudos did not begin at the colonial mints until 1814, and then only in small numbers.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a better date.

''Specification:'' 1.69 g, .917 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1,76 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-389.1, Fr-9, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12158]], AC. 1252.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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>Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Publica 346: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Colección Javier Verdejo Sitges,'' Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

''Links to:''
* [[Spain 1766-S VC 1/2 escudo|1766-S ½ escudo]]
* [[Spain 1768-S CF 1/2 escudo|1768-S ½ escudo]]
* [[Spain 1769-M PJ 1/2 escudo|1769-M ½ escudo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1768]]
* return to [[Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)]]

[[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 345, 346, 347]]

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 [[Image:Aureo 346-1308.jpg|550px|thumb|Áureo y Calicó sale 346, lot 1308]]
-This specimen was lot 1308 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1768. Carlos III. Madrid. PJ. 1/2 escudo. MBC/MBC+.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles III, )"</blockquote> This type was struck at the Madrid and Seville mints 1759-72. Mintages are not recorded but Seville seems to be slightly scarcer than Madrid. Half escudos were first struck in Spain in 1738 and were issued in fairly large numbers until 1788. The issues of 1772-85 are 0.901 fine, those of 1786-88 are .875 fine. There are a few half escudos known from the reign of Charles IV but they are very rare (KM 433). The issue of half escudos did not begin at the colonial mints until 1814, and then only in small numbers.
+This specimen was lot 1308 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1768. Carlos III. Madrid. PJ. 1/2 escudo. MBC/MBC+.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles III, )"</blockquote> This type was struck at the Madrid and Seville mints 1759-72. Mintages are not recorded but Seville seems to be slightly scarcer than Madrid. Half escudos were first struck in Spain in 1738 and were issued in fairly large numbers until 1788. The issues of 1772-85 are 0.901 fine, those of 1786-88 are 0.875 fine. There are a few half escudos known from the reign of Charles IV but they are very rare (KM 433). The issue of half escudos did not begin at the colonial mints until 1814, and then only in small numbers.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a better date.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a better date.
-''Specification:'' 1.69 g, .917 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1,76 g.
+''Specification:'' 1.69 g, 0.917 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1,76 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM-389.1, Fr-278, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12158]], AC. 1252.

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 ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, .917 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1,76 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' KM-389.1, Fr-9, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12158]], AC. 1252.
+''Catalog reference:'' KM-389.1, Fr-278, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12158]], AC. 1252.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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 ''Links to:''
 * [[Spain 1766-S VC 1/2 escudo|1766-S ½ escudo]]
 * [[Spain 1768-S CF 1/2 escudo|1768-S ½ escudo]]