Colombia 1774-NR JJ 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 98 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2019), where it sold for $654.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1774JJ/VJ. Scarce over-assayer variety, bold strike and good rims, XF with clover-shaped banker's mark in field behind head." This type was struck at Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán 1772-84 and is probably the most common two escudos of colonial Latin America. Multiple assayers (VJ, JJ) are known for this date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .901 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.76 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-12448, Restrepo-61.7; CT-unl (Type 65); KM-49.1 (JJ/VJ not listed).
- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
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