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This specimen was lot 3524 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"1820 JP 4 escudos. Lima mint. EF-45 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous light yellow gold, long thin scratch in right obverse field, scattered hairlines. Attractive and well struck, a far above average specimen of the denomination. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."</blockquote> This type was struck 1814-21; all dates are rare.
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This specimen was lot 3524 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"1820 JP 4 escudos. Lima mint. EF-45 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous light yellow gold, long thin scratch in right obverse field, scattered hairlines. Attractive and well struck, a far above average specimen of the denomination. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."</blockquote> This type was struck 1814-21; all dates are rare.
  
 
''Specification:'' 13.53 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 13.41 grams, 29.90 mm diameter.
 
''Specification:'' 13.53 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 13.41 grams, 29.90 mm diameter.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 128, Fr-56.  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16349]], KM 128, Fr-56.  
  
 
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* [[Peru 1820-L JP real|1820 1 real]]
 
* [[Peru 1820-L JP real|1820 1 real]]
 
* [[Peru 1820-L JP 2 escudos|1820 2 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1820-L JP 2 escudos|1820 2 escudos]]
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* [[Mexico 1820-Mo JJ 4 escudos]
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* [[Spain 1820-M GJ 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1820-L JP 8 escudos|1820 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1820-L JP 8 escudos|1820 8 escudos]]
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* [[Spain 1820-M GJ 4 escudos]]
 
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1820]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1820]]
 
* other specimens in [[The Eliasberg Collection]].
 
* other specimens in [[The Eliasberg Collection]].

Revision as of 21:32, 22 December 2022

Eliasberg lot 3524
Peru 1820 4 escudos rev Eliasberg 3524.jpg

This specimen was lot 3524 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description[1] noted,

"1820 JP 4 escudos. Lima mint. EF-45 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous light yellow gold, long thin scratch in right obverse field, scattered hairlines. Attractive and well struck, a far above average specimen of the denomination. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

This type was struck 1814-21; all dates are rare.

Specification: 13.53 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 13.41 grams, 29.90 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16349, KM 128, Fr-56.

Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 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.
  • 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.

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