Spain 1791-M MF 4 escudos

Aureo sale 246, lot 796

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 796 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, Spain, September 2012), where it sold for 480 € (about US$729 including buyer's fees). The catalog^[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1791. Carlos IV. Madrid. MF. 4 escudos. MBC/MBC+. (Charles IV (1788-1808), four escudos of 1791, Madrid mint, very fine plus.)"

It is one of a series minted at Madrid 1788-1803 for Charles IV. The type is not cheap but quite a bit more available than the very rare eight escudos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14328, KM 436.1, Cal. 201.

Source:

• 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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