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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]]
  
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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.  
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This specimen was lot 789 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, [[Spain]], 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.  
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.  
 
''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .875 fine gold, .190 troy oz AGW.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Fr-296, KM 435.1, Cal. 345.
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14263]], Fr-296, KM 435.1, Cal. 345.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|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.  
 
* 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.  
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* 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.  
 
* 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.  
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* Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins: [[Spain]], Portugal and the New World,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Numismática,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Numismática,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
  
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* [[Spain 1803-M FA 8 reales|1803-M 8 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-M FA 8 reales|1803-M 8 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-S CN 8 reales|1803-S 8 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-S CN 8 reales|1803-S 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1803-Mo FT 2 escudos]]
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* [[Colombia 1803-NR JJ 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-S CN 2 escudos|1803-S 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-S CN 2 escudos|1803-S 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-M FA 4 escudos|1803-M 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Spain 1803-M FA 4 escudos|1803-M 4 escudos]]

Revision as of 09:43, 10 September 2022

Aureo sale 246, lot 789

This specimen was lot 789 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, Spain, 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: Cayón-14263, Fr-296, KM 435.1, Cal. 345.

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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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