Chile 1796-So DA 4 escudos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck at Santiago thru 1808 in very small quantities. Only the eight escudos is reasonably common.

Recorded mintage: 6,970.

Specification: 13.53 g, .875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, KM 62, Fr-26, Cal-285.

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.

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• Spain 1796-M MF 4 escudos
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