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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .917 fine gold, .199 troy oz ASW, this specimen 6.76 grams.  
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz ASW, this specimen 6.76 grams.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9760]], Fr-8, Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-397.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9760]], Fr-8, Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-397.  
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''  
 
''[[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.
 
* 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.
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* 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.
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* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, ''Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006,'' Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
 
* Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, ''Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006,'' Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
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''Links to:''
 
''Links to:''
* [[Colombia 1736-SF M 2 escudos|1736 2 escudos]]
 
 
* [[Colombia 1737-SF M escudo|1737 escudo]]
 
* [[Colombia 1737-SF M escudo|1737 escudo]]
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* [[Colombia 1740-SF M 2 escudos|1740 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Colombia 1743-SF S 2 escudos|1743 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Colombia 1743-SF S 2 escudos|1743 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Colombia 1743-FS S 8 escudos|1743 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Colombia 1743-FS S 8 escudos|1743 8 escudos]]
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* [[Colombia 1748-SF S 2 escudos|1748 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1741]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1741]]
 
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]
 
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]
  
 
[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 25]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]]
 
[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 25]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 24 August 2025

Sedwick sale 25, lot 44

This specimen was lot 44 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2018), where it sold for $1,904. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1741(M), NGC AU 55, finest and only example in NGC census. Bold full shield (well centered) with much crown above, off-center cross with prominent tressure and clear date at top, contrasting sediment on fields. NGC #4722647-010." This type was issued from Bogotá 1717-46. The production of cobs continued sporadically into the 1740's. It was superseded by milled portrait coinage. As with most cobs, specimens with legible dates form a minority of survivors. This example should show an "SF" mintmark and an "M" assayer initial but those features did not strike up.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz ASW, this specimen 6.76 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9760, Fr-8, Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-397.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.

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