Peru 1749-L R 2 escudos

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 21323

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 21323 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $10,575. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU. 2 Escudos, 1749-R. Ferdinand VI (1746-60). PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. RARE short lived type. Excellent strike on a somewhat compact flan. The sole certified example at either NGC or PCGS. In an excellent state of preservation. Bold strike with soft satin luster and great eye appeal. From the Blue Moon Collection." Cob two escudos were struck at the Lima mint 1747-49 for Ferdinand VI of Spain and became the "pistoles" of pirate lore.

Recorded mintage: 3,584.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, .199 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10740, Fr-14; KM-46; Cal-Type 42#146.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• 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.
• Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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