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Latest revision as of 20:21, 1 September 2026
This specimen was lot 1278 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $3,900. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1773 MJ, NGC UNC details / cleaned, ex-Almenara. Choice bold strike with full rims and nice luster, very faint hairlines on obverse. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." The "rat nose" bust of the king used 1763-71 was superseded by this bust used from 1772 until the king's death. While this type is scarce compared to Mexican or Colombian escudos, it is much more available than any previous type. Assayers JM and MJ are known for 1773. The implementation of a new bust was the occasion for a slight debasement from 0.917 fine gold to 0.901 fine.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.901 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayón-12257, Cal-1339; Fr-35; KM-79.
- 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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