Peru 1804-L JP 8 escudos

Heritage sale 3042, lot 30280

This specimen was lot 30280 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Charles IV gold 8 Escudos 1804 LM-JP MS61 NGC, Lima mint. Sharply struck and attractive for the assigned grade with fully lustrous fields and the expected surface abrasions well within the confines of the designation. A very scarce and desirable grade for this popular gold Colonial issue." This coin was minted 1792-1808 and is the most common Peruvian colonial eight escudos. Assayer IJ is reported for this date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14580, Onza-1002, KM 101.

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.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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