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| − | This specimen was lot 21296 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $4,465. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU. Escudo, 1707-H. Lima Mint. Philip V (1700-46). NGC AU-58. Assayer H. RARE. Reported mintage of 1,341 according to Krause, and the only piece graded at NGC or PCGS. Alluring golden luster leaps from the surfaces in all directions, and provides a vivid reminder of how coinage like this was a central reason for the existence of the Spanish colonial empire. The obverse is struck thirty percent off center, but with a razor sharp date and a crisp clear castle. The reverse is nearly perfectly centered with complete cross potent on all four arms. An elusive type seen far less frequently than the larger gold denominations, and missing from most advanced collections of Peruvian gold." This type was struck in Lima, Peru, 1701-44; the date 1707 is listed for one, four and eight escudos cobs, altho a [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|two escudos]] is known to exist. Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. Assayer H is recorded for | + | This specimen was lot 21296 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $4,465. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU. Escudo, 1707-H. Lima Mint. Philip V (1700-46). NGC AU-58. Assayer H. RARE. Reported mintage of 1,341 according to Krause, and the only piece graded at NGC or PCGS. Alluring golden luster leaps from the surfaces in all directions, and provides a vivid reminder of how coinage like this was a central reason for the existence of the Spanish colonial empire. The obverse is struck thirty percent off center, but with a razor sharp date and a crisp clear castle. The reverse is nearly perfectly centered with complete cross potent on all four arms. An elusive type seen far less frequently than the larger gold denominations, and missing from most advanced collections of Peruvian gold." This type was struck in Lima, Peru, 1701-44; the date 1707 is listed for one, four and eight escudos cobs, altho a [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|two escudos]] is known to exist. Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. Assayer H is recorded for 1696-1709. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,341. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,341. | ||
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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 | + | * 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, ''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. | ||
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* [[Peru 1703-L H escudo|1703 escudo]] | * [[Peru 1703-L H escudo|1703 escudo]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1707-MXo J escudo]] | * [[Mexico 1707-MXo J escudo]] | ||
| − | * [[Peru | + | * [[Peru 1707-L H real|1707 real]] |
| + | * [[Peru 1707-L H 2 reales|1707 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|1707 2 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|1707 2 escudos]] | ||
* [[Peru 1707-L H 4 escudos|1707 4 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1707-L H 4 escudos|1707 4 escudos]] | ||
| − | * [[Peru | + | * [[Peru 1707-L H 8 escudos|1707 8 escudos]] |
| + | * [[Peru 1710-L H escudo|1710 escudo]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1707]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1707]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Peru]] | * return to coins of [[Peru]] | ||
[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]] | [[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:21, 3 December 2025
This specimen was lot 21296 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $4,465. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Escudo, 1707-H. Lima Mint. Philip V (1700-46). NGC AU-58. Assayer H. RARE. Reported mintage of 1,341 according to Krause, and the only piece graded at NGC or PCGS. Alluring golden luster leaps from the surfaces in all directions, and provides a vivid reminder of how coinage like this was a central reason for the existence of the Spanish colonial empire. The obverse is struck thirty percent off center, but with a razor sharp date and a crisp clear castle. The reverse is nearly perfectly centered with complete cross potent on all four arms. An elusive type seen far less frequently than the larger gold denominations, and missing from most advanced collections of Peruvian gold." This type was struck in Lima, Peru, 1701-44; the date 1707 is listed for one, four and eight escudos cobs, altho a two escudos is known to exist. Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. Assayer H is recorded for 1696-1709.
Recorded mintage: 1,341.
Specification: 3.383 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.3 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9505, Fr-5; KM-27; Cal-Type-97#440.
- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.
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