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[[Image:Colombia SB818-40235o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 40235]]
 
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This specimen was lot 40235 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 1796-JF 2 Escudos. Popayán mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). Restrepo 90.8. EF-45 (PCGS). This date is called 'rare' by Restrepo. Medium yellow gold with some hairlines and a pronounced double profile. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins. Ex. Kreditanstalt, Zürich, April 1971." This type was struck 1791-1806 at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán and is common, tho priced slightly higher than the prior type of Charles III.
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The first specimen was lot 40235 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 1796-JF 2 Escudos. Popayán mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). EF-45 (PCGS). This date is called 'rare' by Restrepo. Medium yellow gold with some hairlines and a pronounced double profile. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins. Ex. Kreditanstalt, Zürich, April 1971." This type was struck 1791-1806 at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán and is common, tho priced slightly higher than the prior type of Charles III. The second specimen was lot 74050 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,170. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "CHILE [sic]. 2 Escudos, 1796-P JF. Popayan Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. A flashy yellow-golden example with minor wear and problem-free surfaces. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Philip H. Ward Jr. Collection. Ex: Jim Shipley."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
 
''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14206]], KM 60.2, Fr-57, Restrepo 89.12.  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14206]], KM 60.2, Fr-57, Restrepo 90.8.  
  
 
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* 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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* <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
  
 
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[[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Kirk Menczer sale]]

Latest revision as of 20:00, 23 November 2025

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 40235
Colombia SB818-40235r.jpg
Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74050
SB1025-74050r.jpg

The first specimen was lot 40235 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 1796-JF 2 Escudos. Popayán mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). EF-45 (PCGS). This date is called 'rare' by Restrepo. Medium yellow gold with some hairlines and a pronounced double profile. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins. Ex. Kreditanstalt, Zürich, April 1971." This type was struck 1791-1806 at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán and is common, tho priced slightly higher than the prior type of Charles III. The second specimen was lot 74050 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,170. The catalog description[2] noted, "CHILE [sic]. 2 Escudos, 1796-P JF. Popayan Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. A flashy yellow-golden example with minor wear and problem-free surfaces. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Philip H. Ward Jr. Collection. Ex: Jim Shipley."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14206, KM 60.2, Fr-57, Restrepo 90.8.

Source:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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