Spain 1780-S CF escudo
This specimen was lot 901 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 125 CHF (about US$150 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SPANIEN, Königreich, Carlos III. 1759-1788. 1 Escudo 1780, CF-Sevilla. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, 1759-88, one escudo of 1780, Seville mint. Very fine.)"
This type of 1773-81 is the first one escudo struck at Seville since 1739.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.901 fine gold, this specimen 3.32 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón 12308, Fr-289; KM-416.2
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- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
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- Colombia 1780-NR JJ escudo
- Colombia 1780-P SF escudo
- Mexico 1780-Mo FF escudo
- Peru 1780-L MI escudo
- 1780-M 2 escudos
- 1780-M 4 escudos
- 1781-S escudo
- Coins and currency dated 1780
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