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[[Image:Spain 1789M 2 escudos S18-3906q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3906]] | [[Image:Spain 1789M 2 escudos S18-3906q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3906]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3906 in Sincona sale 18 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3906 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 300 (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''2 Escudos 1789. Madrid Mmz. MF. Fast vorzüglich.'' (Spain, two escudos of 1789, Madrid mint, choice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in Madrid 1788-1808 (KM 435.1) and Seville 1790-1808 (KM 435.2) and is not especially rare tho choice specimens are always in demand. Two escudos were struck in metropolitan [[Spain]] 1738-1833 in considerable numbers and are quite a bit more common than their [[Mexico 1775-Mo FM 2 escudos|counterparts from Latin America]], where the two escudos was a rare denomination. Assayer MF is listed for 1788-1801. |
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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. | ||
* 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. |
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* [[Spain 1788-M M 2 escudos|1788-M 2 escudos]] | * [[Spain 1788-M M 2 escudos|1788-M 2 escudos]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1789-S C 8 reales|1789-S 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1789-M MF escudo|1789-M escudo]] | * [[Spain 1789-M MF escudo|1789-M escudo]] | ||
* [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 2 escudos Fr-47]] | * [[Colombia 1789-NR JJ 2 escudos Fr-47]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:32, 21 August 2025
This specimen was lot 3906 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 300 (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"2 Escudos 1789. Madrid Mmz. MF. Fast vorzüglich. (Spain, two escudos of 1789, Madrid mint, choice extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Madrid 1788-1808 (KM 435.1) and Seville 1790-1808 (KM 435.2) and is not especially rare tho choice specimens are always in demand. Two escudos were struck in metropolitan Spain 1738-1833 in considerable numbers and are quite a bit more common than their counterparts from Latin America, where the two escudos was a rare denomination. Assayer MF is listed for 1788-1801.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.901 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.74 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14146, C.T. 269. Fr-296; KM-435.1.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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