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This specimen was lot 1169 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]: Fernando VII, 1808-1833, AV 2 escudos, 1831-M, faint surface hairlines, lustrous fields, Unc, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, ex Coin Galleries Auction, July 17, 1991, Lot 0950." This type was issued at Madrid and Seville 1814-33 and is the last issue of the traditional gold two escudos, altho the eighty reales of Isabel II (KM 578) was the same weight and fineness. The Seville mint issues are awarded a premium over the Madrid product. Unlike the [[Chile 1817-So FJ 2 escudos|two escudos]] of the Latin American mints, the two escudos of Spain are fairly common. Assayer AJ is listed for 1822-33. | This specimen was lot 1169 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]: Fernando VII, 1808-1833, AV 2 escudos, 1831-M, faint surface hairlines, lustrous fields, Unc, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, ex Coin Galleries Auction, July 17, 1991, Lot 0950." This type was issued at Madrid and Seville 1814-33 and is the last issue of the traditional gold two escudos, altho the eighty reales of Isabel II (KM 578) was the same weight and fineness. The Seville mint issues are awarded a premium over the Madrid product. Unlike the [[Chile 1817-So FJ 2 escudos|two escudos]] of the Latin American mints, the two escudos of Spain are fairly common. Assayer AJ is listed for 1822-33. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage'': | + | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. |
''Specifications'': 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold. | ''Specifications'': 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón- | + | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16303]], KM-483.1. |
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ||
* 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 | + | * 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. |
* 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. | * 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:23, 25 August 2025
This specimen was lot 1169 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN: Fernando VII, 1808-1833, AV 2 escudos, 1831-M, faint surface hairlines, lustrous fields, Unc, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, ex Coin Galleries Auction, July 17, 1991, Lot 0950." This type was issued at Madrid and Seville 1814-33 and is the last issue of the traditional gold two escudos, altho the eighty reales of Isabel II (KM 578) was the same weight and fineness. The Seville mint issues are awarded a premium over the Madrid product. Unlike the two escudos of the Latin American mints, the two escudos of Spain are fairly common. Assayer AJ is listed for 1822-33.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16303, KM-483.1.
- 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.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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