Peru 1751-L J 2 escudos

from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 1238

This specimen was lot 1238 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $13,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751 J, first bust, rare, NGC AU 50, ex-Almenara. Broad flan with choice rims, good luster and faint toning, light honest wear only, rare and desirable first date of issue for which none appear in MS grade at NGC. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type was struck 1751-53 and all dates are rare. The Mexico City mint used a different bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10746, Cal-639; Fr-18; KM-48.

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.
• ^[1]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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