Spain 1623-S D escudo
This specimen was lot 33 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $3,240. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, 1623 D, rare, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. Full and bold date outside of full but slightly off-center cross (rusty die), the full shield also off-center, enabling a full and bold S-D to left above king's ordinal IIII, a premium example for this denomination." The SCWC notes three assayers (C, D, R) for this date. This type was also struck 1628, 1646, 1659 at Seville and 1627 and 1639 at Madrid.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, 0.931 fine gold, this specimen 3.34 grams.
Catalog reference: KM 44.2, Cayón-6602, Cal-1741; Fr-211.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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