Peru 1791-L IJ 4 escudos

Ponterio sale 148, lot 952

This specimen was lot 7320 in Ponterio sale 148 (New York, January 2009), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU. 4 Escudos, 1791-IJ. VERY RARE. Charles IV with bust of Charles III; legend reads 'CAROL.IV'. Planchet flaw, EXTREMELY FINE/ALMOST UNCIRCULATED." This type was struck during the transition from Charles III (1759-88) to Charles IV (1788-1808). While eight escudos from Peru are reasonably available, the smaller gold denominations are all very scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14326, Fr-37; KM-91.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 158: The 2009 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2008.

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