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This specimen was lot 626 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,650 € (about $2,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Carlos III (1759-1788). 1776. Popayán. JS. 8 escudos. Golpecitos y hojitas. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara. (MBC+).'' (Eight escudos of 1776, Popayán mint.  
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This specimen was lot 626 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,650 € (about US$2,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Carlos III (1759-1788). 1776. Popayán. JS. 8 escudos. Golpecitos y hojitas. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara. (MBC+).'' (Eight escudos of 1776, Popayán mint.  
 
Nicks and scratches, some original luster, very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán 1772-84 and is the most common gold coin of Charles III. It remains much in demand and is still expensive. Many overdates are recorded.  
 
Nicks and scratches, some original luster, very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán 1772-84 and is the most common gold coin of Charles III. It remains much in demand and is still expensive. Many overdates are recorded.  
  

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Aureo sale 243, lot 626

This specimen was lot 626 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,650 € (about US$2,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1776. Popayán. JS. 8 escudos. Golpecitos y hojitas. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara. (MBC+). (Eight escudos of 1776, Popayán mint. Nicks and scratches, some original luster, very rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán 1772-84 and is the most common gold coin of Charles III. It remains much in demand and is still expensive. Many overdates are recorded.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .901 fine gold, .784 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12879, KM 50.2, Cal.Onza 806, Cal. 128.

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.
  • 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.
  • Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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