Chile 1808-So FJ 4 escudos

Sedwick sale 9, lot 89

This type was struck 1792-1808 at Santiago and is rare. This specimen was lot 89 in Sedwick sale 9 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Santiago, Chile, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1808/7FJ. Bold strike, lustrous XF with weak bust, scratched in front of face, rim somewhat crude (as made), bold overdate (seems just as much 7/8 as 8/7), scarce type." This specimen was lot 37832 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,680.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13.2 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14438, Fr-26, KM-62; CT-unl. (Type 36).

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.
• 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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #9, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2011.

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