Guatemala 1817-NG M 8 escudos

Heritage sale 3026, lot 25059

This specimen was lot 25059 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $6,462.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII gold 8 Escudos 1817-M, XF45 NGC, well-struck features with old-time rose gold patina, the surfaces display light contact marks. Very rare type." There is a similar eight reales. The SCWC lists three dates for the type, all very rare: 1808, 1811 and 1817.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-22, KM 71.

Source:

• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
• 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.

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