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[[Image:Spain 1803M 2 escudos Aureo 246-0789g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 246, lot 789]] | [[Image:Spain 1803M 2 escudos Aureo 246-0789g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 246, lot 789]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 789 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 270 € (about $410 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1803. Madrid. FA. 2 escudos. MBC+.'' (Charles IV (1788-1808), two escudos of 1803, Madrid mint, very fine plus.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1788-1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system. | + | This specimen was lot 789 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 270 € (about US$410 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1803. Madrid. FA. 2 escudos. MBC+.'' (Charles IV (1788-1808), two escudos of 1803, Madrid mint, very fine plus.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1788-1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 15 September 2021
This specimen was lot 789 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 270 € (about US$410 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,
"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1803. Madrid. FA. 2 escudos. MBC+. (Charles IV (1788-1808), two escudos of 1803, Madrid mint, very fine plus.)"
This type was struck 1788-1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-296, KM 435.1, Cal. 345.
- 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.
- 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.
- Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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