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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 8224160, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Colombia (Spanish Colonial): gold 8-escudos of Charles IV, 1808-NR JJ</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444953[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b>Obverse: </b></b>CAROL•IIII•D•G• HISP•ET IND•R•, armored bust of Charles IV right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>Reverse: </b></b></b>IN•UTROQ•FELIX• •AUSPICE•DEO. Denomination (8 S) flanking crowned arms inside chain holding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece" rel="nofollow">Order of the Golden Fleece</a>. •NR• <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" rel="nofollow">mintmark</a> and </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">•J•J•</font></font> <font face="Georgia"><font size="5">mintmaster initials below. Double dot D:G variety.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b>Issuer: </b></b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_Spain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_Spain" rel="nofollow">Charles IV</a>, King of Spain (1788-1808). Struck at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Moneda_de_Colombia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Moneda_de_Colombia" rel="nofollow">Casa de Moneda</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" rel="nofollow">Bogotá</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Granada" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Granada" rel="nofollow">Nueva Reina de Granada</a> (now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" rel="nofollow">Colombia</a>), under Spanish rule.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b>Specifications: </b></b>27.06 g, .875 fine gold, .7615 oz AGW, 37 mm.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>Grade: </b></b></b>PCGS AU58, <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38916730" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38916730" rel="nofollow">cert #38916730</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>Reference: </b></b></b><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22976.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22976.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-22976</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/colombia-8-escudos-km-62.1-1791-1808-cuid-1037302-duid-1277222" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/colombia-8-escudos-km-62.1-1791-1808-cuid-1037302-duid-1277222" rel="nofollow">KM-62.1</a>, Restrepo 97.40a (per PCGS).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>Provenance: </b></b></b>ex-Michael Swoveland, dba WNC Coins, LLC, 21 Feb 2022.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>Notes: </b></b></b>The largest of the circulating Spanish Colonial gold coins at the peak of their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire" rel="nofollow">empire</a>, the 8-escudos piece was a mainstay of world trade during the colonial era and the European settlement of the Americas. The word <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_escudo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_escudo" rel="nofollow">escudo</a></i> means "shield".</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>These coins were also a big part of the booty seized by buccaneers during the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy" rel="nofollow">Golden Age of Piracy</a>", though this particular example postdates that era and was struck shortly before the wars of independence fought by the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Even without its impressive colonial history and aesthetic appeal, this is a fairly massive piece of gold. It has a larger diameter than a US double eagle, though not quite as much gold content as the later American coin.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444954[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">[ATTACH=full]1444955[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444956[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444957[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444958[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444959[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1444960[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1">200000S</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 8224160, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Colombia (Spanish Colonial): gold 8-escudos of Charles IV, 1808-NR JJ[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [ATTACH=full]1444953[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B][B]Obverse: [/B][/B]CAROL•IIII•D•G• HISP•ET IND•R•, armored bust of Charles IV right. [B][B][B]Reverse: [/B][/B][/B]IN•UTROQ•FELIX• •AUSPICE•DEO. Denomination (8 S) flanking crowned arms inside chain holding the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece']Order of the Golden Fleece[/URL]. •NR• [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark']mintmark[/URL] and [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]•J•J•[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]mintmaster initials below. Double dot D:G variety. [B][B]Issuer: [/B][/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_Spain']Charles IV[/URL], King of Spain (1788-1808). Struck at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Moneda_de_Colombia']Casa de Moneda[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1']Bogotá[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Granada']Nueva Reina de Granada[/URL] (now [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombia[/URL]), under Spanish rule. [B][B]Specifications: [/B][/B]27.06 g, .875 fine gold, .7615 oz AGW, 37 mm. [B][B][B]Grade: [/B][/B][/B]PCGS AU58, [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38916730']cert #38916730[/URL]. [B][B][B]Reference: [/B][/B][/B][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22976.html']Numista-22976[/URL], [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/colombia-8-escudos-km-62.1-1791-1808-cuid-1037302-duid-1277222']KM-62.1[/URL], Restrepo 97.40a (per PCGS). [B][B][B]Provenance: [/B][/B][/B]ex-Michael Swoveland, dba WNC Coins, LLC, 21 Feb 2022. [B][B][B]Notes: [/B][/B][/B]The largest of the circulating Spanish Colonial gold coins at the peak of their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire']empire[/URL], the 8-escudos piece was a mainstay of world trade during the colonial era and the European settlement of the Americas. The word [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_escudo']escudo[/URL][/I] means "shield". [B]Comments: [/B]These coins were also a big part of the booty seized by buccaneers during the "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy']Golden Age of Piracy[/URL]", though this particular example postdates that era and was struck shortly before the wars of independence fought by the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Even without its impressive colonial history and aesthetic appeal, this is a fairly massive piece of gold. It has a larger diameter than a US double eagle, though not quite as much gold content as the later American coin.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]1444954[/ATTACH][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] [ATTACH=full]1444955[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]1444956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1444957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1444958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1444959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1444960[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1]200000S[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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