Spain 1803-S CN 2 escudos

Sincona sale 33, lot 909

This specimen was lot 909 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SPANIEN, Königreich, Carlos IV. 1788-1808. 2 Escudos 1803, CN-Sevilla. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Spain, Charles IV, 1788-1808, two escudos of 1803, Seville mint. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1788-1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, .875 fine gold; this specimen is 6.72 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14268, Schl. 59. Fr-297, KM 435.2.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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