Difference between revisions of "Spain 1590-S D 2 escudos"
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[[Image:Spain 1590S 2 escudos rev Heritage 3016-25145.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Spain 1590S 2 escudos rev Heritage 3016-25145.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 25145 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Felipe II gold 2 Escudos 1590S-D, AU53 NGC, nicely centered with readable date and bold mintmark, denomination and assayer." | + | This specimen was lot 25145 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Felipe II gold 2 Escudos 1590S-D, AU53 NGC, nicely centered with readable date and bold mintmark, denomination and assayer." The 1590's were a preiod of transition at the Spanish mints as milling machinery was introduced. This specimen is of the older cob style. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .931 fine gold. | ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .931 fine gold. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Cayon-4114. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Cayon-4114, Fr-169. |
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* [[Spain 1590-T M 8 reales|1590-T 8 reales]] | * [[Spain 1590-T M 8 reales|1590-T 8 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1590-S D 4 escudos|1590-S 4 escudos]] | ||
* [[Spain 1607-Seg C escudo|1607-Seg escudo]] | * [[Spain 1607-Seg C escudo|1607-Seg escudo]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1590]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1590]] | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 17 June 2012
This specimen was lot 25145 in Heritage sale 3016 (Orlando, FL, January 2012), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description[1] noted, "Felipe II gold 2 Escudos 1590S-D, AU53 NGC, nicely centered with readable date and bold mintmark, denomination and assayer." The 1590's were a preiod of transition at the Spanish mints as milling machinery was introduced. This specimen is of the older cob style.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .931 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayon-4114, Fr-169.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
- Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
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