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[[Image:Peru 1790 8 escudos obv Heritage 3016-24845.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3016, lot 24845]] | [[Image:Peru 1790 8 escudos obv Heritage 3016-24845.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3016, lot 24845]] | ||
[[Image:Peru 1790 8 escudos rev Heritage 3016-24845.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Peru 1790 8 escudos rev Heritage 3016-24845.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB122-2141o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 2141]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 24845 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carlos IV gold 8 Escudos 1790 IJ, about VF, cleaned with some light scratches. Scarce transitional type featuring the bust of Carlos III." The second specimen was lot 2141 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]]. 8 Escudos, 1790-LIMA IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC AU-55. Three-year type struck in the name of Charles IV, but with the bust of Charles III. An ever-popular type, this example boasts a strong strike with signs of handling consistent for the grade displaying even wear primarily contained to the high points and exposed areas. Attractive lustrous gold coloration with areas of pale orange tone amongst the devices and near the edges add to its pleasing appearance and eye appeal. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Ex: Christie's London auction, 26 November, 1981; lot # 528." This type is listed for Peru 1789-91 and is quite scarce. The fineness was lowered from .901 to .875 in 1785. Assayer IJ is recorded for 1787-1803. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .780 troy oz AGW. | ''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .780 troy oz AGW. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-36 | + | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14451]], Fr-36; KM-92; Cal-1589. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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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. | ||
* 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021. | ||
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* return to coins of [[Peru]] | * return to coins of [[Peru]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3016]] | + | [[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3016]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale]] |
Revision as of 17:01, 20 March 2022
The first specimen was lot 24845 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos IV gold 8 Escudos 1790 IJ, about VF, cleaned with some light scratches. Scarce transitional type featuring the bust of Carlos III." The second specimen was lot 2141 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[2] noted, "PERU. 8 Escudos, 1790-LIMA IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC AU-55. Three-year type struck in the name of Charles IV, but with the bust of Charles III. An ever-popular type, this example boasts a strong strike with signs of handling consistent for the grade displaying even wear primarily contained to the high points and exposed areas. Attractive lustrous gold coloration with areas of pale orange tone amongst the devices and near the edges add to its pleasing appearance and eye appeal. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Ex: Christie's London auction, 26 November, 1981; lot # 528." This type is listed for Peru 1789-91 and is quite scarce. The fineness was lowered from .901 to .875 in 1785. Assayer IJ is recorded for 1787-1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .780 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14451, Fr-36; KM-92; Cal-1589.
- 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.
- 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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