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''Reported Mintage:'' 6,575. | ''Reported Mintage:'' 6,575. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .917 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.72 grams. | + | ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.72 grams. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9646]], S-L25a; KM-36; Cal-1825. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9646]], S-L25a; KM-36; Cal-1825. | ||
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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, vol. 1,'' 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, vol. 1,'' 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. |
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins,'' New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | * Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins,'' New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | ||
* 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. | ||
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* [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|1707 2 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1707-L H 2 escudos|1707 2 escudos]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1708-L H 2 reales|1708 2 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1708-L H 4 reales|1708 4 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1708-L H 4 escudos|1708 4 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1708-L H 4 escudos|1708 4 escudos]] | ||
* [[Peru 1708-L H 8 escudos|1708 8 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1708-L H 8 escudos|1708 8 escudos]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 3 December 2025
This specimen was lot 51 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $9,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1708H, very rare, NGC MS 63, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). Very bold full pillars-and-waves, slightly off-center (full) cross, light reddish sediment on fields (no luster), interesting one-year variety with crown above cross (Tauler #246). From the 1715 Fleet." This type was struck in small numbers 1701-16, 1720-23, 1728, 1733-36, 1741, 1744. Assayer H is recorded for 1697-1710.
Reported Mintage: 6,575.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.72 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9646, S-L25a; KM-36; Cal-1825.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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