Spain 1779-S CF 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 1183 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Seville, Spain, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1779/7CF, NGC MS 63. Bold strike with choice full luster, rich gold color, just a few tiny natural flaws on bust and with minute bits of encrustation in legends, impressively flashy overall, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census." This Spanish equivalent of the doubloon was struck at the Madrid and Seville mints 1772-84. Unlike the Latin American mints which concentrated on eight escudos, the most common Spanish gold coins of the period were the half escudo and two escudos. Spanish eight escudos are very rare. The bust type was introduced to the Spanish mints in 1729.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.901 fine gold, .784 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-12914, Cal-2187; KM-409.2.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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