NEWP | Gold Escudos

Hello everyone,

As I get ready for surgery tomorrow I am sharing these new gold coins that just came in from a close friend.

They are really cool and my first gold coins older than the 20th Century. Did not pay a ton for them. Just thought I would share. Maybe in the near future I will get more into world gold as it is much more affordable (and interesting IMO) than the US gold.

Feel free to post your Spanish gold below!

1792 1 Escudo, Madrid mint, MF, Carolus IIII.
Pretty worn down and has a light cleaning; but still has luster left in devices. About the size of a Capped Bust dime.


1788 1/2 Escudo, Madrid mint, M, Carolus III. Type 2 shield
Very worn with old mount and damage. Payed a few dollars over melt for this one. Same size as a US half dime.


1783 1/2 Escudo, Madrid mint, JD, Carolus III.
Worn with somewhat better details especially on the reverse. Has some damage on the top right. I like the strong denticles on this one.

 

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Nice, I almost bought one once but the bidding got higher than I could afford. I want one and hope to buy one some day!

 

Very nice, @YoloBagels. Here's hoping you have a quick recovery on your part tomorrow.

 

I also wish you a safe and speedy recovery ! Take Care , be safe .

 

Wishing you a very quick recovery so you can leave the hospital soon (hospitals stays are so very boring).

½ Escudo coins were first minted in 1742 in Madrid as well as in Sevilla, under Philipp V. "Marco Castellano" was the standard weight for gold and silver, equivalent to 230 grams. A mint or casa de moneda would be supplied with x number of marcos. The half escudo, from 1742 to 1786 was minted with 21 carat gold and weighed 1.762 g. Weights were always very strictly controlled and mints were only permitted a tolerance equivalent to 0.899 g of silver and 0.29 g of gold per marco.

1.731 g, 14 mm
Madrid, 1744, mint master Juan Joseph Caballero (emr) and Antonio de Cardeña
Friedberg 239-240; KM 361; Cayon-9481, C&C 12648

Ob.: PHILIPPUS·V·D·G· 1744 head to right
Rev.: Crowned arms of Castile and Leon HISPANIA RUM REX
J A Mint mark: Crowned M (Madrid Mint)

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Cool coins. Get well soon.

 

Old gold is fun. I pick up the occasional piece when the price is right. No Spanish gold though.




Louis XV gold Louis d'Or 1726-P XF40 NGC, Dijon mint, KM489.16, Fr-461, Jones-2305. Includes detailed collector and Auction tags.
From the Peter Jones M.D. Collection

Obverse: Draped bust left
Reverse: Crown above arms of France and Navarre

Ruler: Louis XV

Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9170
Weight: 8.1580g
AGW: 0.2405oz



Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9860
Weight: 3.5000g

Subject: 300th Anniversary of the Reformation
Note: Prev. KM#302; KM#M1.

Hamburg. Free City gold "300th Anniversary of the Reformation" Ducat. A splendid, flashy type, displaying some scattered signs of handling as one might expect for this talisman celebrating the Protestant Reformation.




Obverse: Head right
Obverse Legend: WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle
Reverse Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH
Edge Description: Gott Mit Uns

Ruler: Wilhelm I

Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 7.9650g
AGW: 0.2305oz

 

Beautiful coins, congrats.

 

Thank yall for the warm wishes, after sleeping for a few hours I feel a lot better.

The surgery was in office and I was awake for the whole thing, was quick and no problems. I am home now just light headed.

It's funny how we both have the same date, any idea what the Calico-491 on the slab means?

 

Great to hear you are home and well. The light headedness will pass soon, just take it slow.

Jumping in into your post to lordmarcovan, Calico is a Spanish coin catalogue, it refers to "Numismatica Española" by Calico - a standard reference for Spanish numismatics, and the coin has the reference number 491.

From another website:
Aureo & Calico, after the sold out of their catalogue, has decided to give it for free on PDF. You can download it here.

It's going to be the reference catalogue for Spanish collectors at least, the next 10 years.

https://www.aureo.com/es/comprarcatalogo (click on "DESCARGAR")

 

Nice examples.

May you have a speedy recovery from the surgery.

Here's an 8 escudos cob, Lima, 1750R, acquired from Pat Johnson back in the 1980s.

 

That's very kind of you, very gentlemanish I do appreciate very much your so nice reply to my "faux pas", and I am sure you would have explained it much better.

 

Wish You a speedy recovery Here are a few of my Spanish coins....

 

WOW, I knew you were good with world gold, but just wow. Very impressive that you have the medieval and renaissance era gold coins.

 

Impressive collection @panzerman - thanks for sharing

 

Thanks! I have around 60 AV coins from Spain/ Colonials. My collections spans all 27 centuries/ I am almost at the "Big One Thousand" mark. I have AR Denari from Imperial Rome too.
My fav. coin in my collection=

 

Wow that's just amazing, beautiful reverse and strike. Do you have any more aureii?