Colombia 1809-P JF escudo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck at Popayán 1808-19. The legend states "FERDND VII" altho the bust is of Charles IV. The Colombian mints (Popayán and Nuevo Reino) concentrated on minting gold, to the near exclusion of silver which predominated at the other colonial mints. While this makes Colombian colonial silver coins expensive, Colombian colonial gold is (comparatively) reasonable and this type is common. The catalog values the NR product higher than the Popayán product tho there doesn't seem to be justification for this.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, .875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16128, KM 64.2.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1808-P escudo, Ch. IV
• 1808-NR escudo, Ferd. VII
• 1808-P escudo, Ferd. VII
• 1809-NR escudo
• Mexico 1809-Mo HJ escudo
• 1809-P 8 escudos
• 1810-NR escudo
• 1810-P escudo
• Coins and currency dated 1809
• return to coins of Colombia