Colombia 1814-P JF escudo

Sincona sale 38, lot 1660

This specimen was lot 1660 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Fernando VII. 1808-1824 1 Escudo 1814. JF-Nuevo Reino. Gutes sehr schön. (Colombia, Ferdinand VII, 1808-24, one escudo of 1814, Nuevo Reino mint. Good very fine.)"

This type is listed in the SCWC from Nuevo Reino for 1808-20 and from Popayán for 1808-19. It is along the more common Spanish colonial gold coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16156, KM 64.2, C.T. 293. Fr-65.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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