Peru 1812-L JP escudo

Sedwick Treasure Auction 21, lot 201

This coin was minted in Lima, Peru, of a type struck 1812-14. This specimen was lot 201 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (small, draped bust), 1812JP, encapsulated NGC AU 55, rare. Bold strike, light red toning all over with underlying luster, old holder (at least AU-58 by today's standards), rare two-year type with small bust (supposedly a 1/2R punch)."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16142, CT-282; KM-119.

Source:

• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017.
• 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.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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