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[[Image:Spain 1795M 4 escudos Aureo 243-0788g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 243, lot 788]]
 
[[Image:Spain 1795M 4 escudos Aureo 243-0788g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 243, lot 788]]
  
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This specimen was lot 788 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,400 € (about $2,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1795. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 4 escudos. Insignificante golpecito. Bellísima. Brillo original. Muy rara así. S/C.'' (four escudos of 1795, Madrid mint. Tiny nicks, very handsome, original luster, very rare thus, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> It is one of a series minted at Madrid 1788-1803 for Charles IV. The type is not cheap but quite a bit more available than the very rare eight escudos.
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This specimen was lot 788 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,400 € (about US$2,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1795. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 4 escudos. Insignificante golpecito. Bellísima. Brillo original. Muy rara así. S/C.'' (four escudos of 1795, Madrid mint. Tiny nicks, very handsome, original luster, very rare thus, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> It is one of a series minted at Madrid 1788-1803 for Charles IV. The type is not cheap but quite a bit more available than the very rare eight escudos.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
  
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.  
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14355]], KM 436.1, Cal. 204.
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14355]], KM 436.1, Cal. 204.
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* [[Spain 1791-M MF 4 escudos|1791-M 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1791-M MF 4 escudos|1791-M 4 escudos]]
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* [[Peru 1794-L IJ 4 escudos]]
 
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 1/2 real|1795-M ½ real]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 1/2 real|1795-M ½ real]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 4 reales|1795-M 4 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 4 reales|1795-M 4 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-S CN 8 reales|1795-S 8 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-S CN 8 reales|1795-S 8 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 1/2 escudo|1795-M ½ escudo]]
 
* [[Spain 1795-M MF 1/2 escudo|1795-M ½ escudo]]
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* [[Spain 1797-S CN 2 reales|1797-S 2 reales]]
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* [[Spain 1795-M MF 2 escudos|1795-M 2 escudos]]
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* [[Bolivia 1795-PTS PP 4 escudos]]
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* [[Colombia 1795-NR JJ 4 escudos]]
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* [[Mexico 1795-Mo FM 4 escudos]]
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* [[Peru 1795-L IJ 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1796-M MF 4 escudos|1796-M 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1796-M MF 4 escudos|1796-M 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1795]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1795]]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 22 May 2025

Aureo sale 243, lot 788

This specimen was lot 788 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,400 € (about US$2,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"1795. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 4 escudos. Insignificante golpecito. Bellísima. Brillo original. Muy rara así. S/C. (four escudos of 1795, Madrid mint. Tiny nicks, very handsome, original luster, very rare thus, about uncirculated.)"

It is one of a series minted at Madrid 1788-1803 for Charles IV. The type is not cheap but quite a bit more available than the very rare eight escudos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14355, KM 436.1, Cal. 204.

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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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