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[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos obv Goldberg 34-2385.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 34, lot 2385]]
 
[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos obv Goldberg 34-2385.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 34, lot 2385]]
 
[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos rev Goldberg 34-2385.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
 
[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos rev Goldberg 34-2385.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
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[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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[[Image:Peru 1829 2 escudos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
  
This is a two escudos struck at the Lima mint of a type issued 1828-29 and 1833. An [[Peru 1827-L JM 2 escudos|1827]], an unlisted date, is known to exist. A slightly modified design (KM 149.2) was issued 1850-55 and is quite a bit more common. This specimen was lot 2385 in Goldberg sale 34 (Beverly Hills, February 2006), where it sold for $280. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru]]. 2 Escudos, 1829-JM (Lima). Liberty standing holding shield and pole. Reverse: Arms. Very Fine."
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This is a two escudos struck at the Lima mint of a type issued 1828-29 and 1833. An [[Peru 1827-L JM 2 escudos|1827]], an unlisted date, is known to exist. A slightly modified design (KM 149.2) was issued 1850-55 and is quite a bit more common. The first specimen was lot 2385 in Goldberg sale 34 (Beverly Hills, February 2006), where it sold for $280. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru]]. 2 Escudos, 1829-JM (Lima). Liberty standing holding shield and pole. Reverse: Arms. Very Fine."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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* [[Peru 1829-Cuz G 1/2 real|1829-Cuz ½ real]]
 
* [[Peru 1829-Cuz G 1/2 real|1829-Cuz ½ real]]
 
* [[Peru 1829-Cuz G 8 reales|1829-Cuz 8 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1829-Cuz G 8 reales|1829-Cuz 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1829-L JM 8 reales|1829-L 8 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1829-L JM 8 reales|1829 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1829-L JM 1/2 escudo|1829-L ½ escudo]]
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* [[Peru 1829-L JM 1/2 escudo|1829 ½ escudo]]
* [[Peru 1829-L JM escudo|1829-L escudo]]
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* [[Peru 1829-L JM escudo|1829 escudo]]
* [[Peru 1833-L MM 1/2 real|1833-L ½ real]]
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* [[Peru 1829-L JM 8 escudos|1829 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1833-L MM escudo|1833-L 1 escudo]]
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* [[Peru 1833-L MM 1/2 real|1833 ½ real]]
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* [[Peru 1833-L MM escudo|1833 1 escudo]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1829]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1829]]
 
* return to coins of [[Peru]]
 
* return to coins of [[Peru]]
  
[[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 34]]
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[[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 34]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 11:18, 17 December 2025

Goldberg sale 34, lot 2385
photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1829 2 escudos rev DSLR.jpg

This is a two escudos struck at the Lima mint of a type issued 1828-29 and 1833. An 1827, an unlisted date, is known to exist. A slightly modified design (KM 149.2) was issued 1850-55 and is quite a bit more common. The first specimen was lot 2385 in Goldberg sale 34 (Beverly Hills, February 2006), where it sold for $280. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. 2 Escudos, 1829-JM (Lima). Liberty standing holding shield and pole. Reverse: Arms. Very Fine."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.85 g, 0.875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-65, KM 149.1.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 34: the pre-Long Beach sale, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2006.

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