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This specimen was lot 33822 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles III gold 4 Escudos 1787 S-CM XF45 NGC, Seville mint. A circulated example that has retained original luster, with a particularly strong strike on the reverse." This type was struck in Madrid 1772-85 (KM 418.1) and Seville 1772-85 (KM 418.2). The [[Spain|Spanish]] four escudos of Charles III are more available than eight escudos of the same period. It is distinguished from earlier issues of Charles III (1785-88) by being .875 fine instead of 0.901 fine gold. Four escudos prior to this type are all rare.
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This specimen was lot 33822 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles III gold 4 Escudos 1787 S-CM XF45 NGC, Seville mint. A circulated example that has retained original luster, with a particularly strong strike on the reverse." This type was struck in Madrid 1772-85 (KM 418.1) and Seville 1772-85 (KM 418.2). The [[Spain|Spanish]] four escudos of Charles III are more available than eight escudos of the same period. It is distinguished from earlier issues of Charles III (1785-88) by being 0.875 fine instead of 0.901 fine gold. Four escudos prior to this type are all rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.
  
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12722]], KM 418.2a, Fr-285.
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12722]], KM 418.2a, Fr-285.

Revision as of 12:13, 22 May 2025

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33822
Spain H3064-33822r.jpg

This specimen was lot 33822 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles III gold 4 Escudos 1787 S-CM XF45 NGC, Seville mint. A circulated example that has retained original luster, with a particularly strong strike on the reverse." This type was struck in Madrid 1772-85 (KM 418.1) and Seville 1772-85 (KM 418.2). The Spanish four escudos of Charles III are more available than eight escudos of the same period. It is distinguished from earlier issues of Charles III (1785-88) by being 0.875 fine instead of 0.901 fine gold. Four escudos prior to this type are all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12722, KM 418.2a, Fr-285.

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.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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