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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4584084, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759-JB, Madrid mint</b></font></font></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/wKya0YMTnCEHYWArC3UA_HalfEscudo-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> FERDINAND * VI * D * G * ; bust, right, with hair behind neck.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> Crowned arms of Spain.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VI_of_Spain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VI_of_Spain" rel="nofollow">Ferdinand VI</a>, King of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" rel="nofollow">Spain</a> (1746-1759).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> .917 fine gold, 0.0498 oz. AGW. 15 mm, 1.69 g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid" rel="nofollow">Madrid</a> mint (crowned "M" mintmark). Mintage: 95,048.<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF40</a>, cert. #85188590.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144" rel="nofollow">KM-378</a>, <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/spain/1759-m-jb-1-2-esc/2390?sn=712996&g=40&h=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/spain/1759-m-jb-1-2-esc/2390?sn=712996&g=40&h=" rel="nofollow">PCGS-712996</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26320.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26320.html" rel="nofollow">Numista 26320</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Globe Coins, Israel, 7 June 2017.<a href="http://www.globecoins.com/Product/1759_Gold_Half_Escudo_Spain_2138/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.globecoins.com/Product/1759_Gold_Half_Escudo_Spain_2138/" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> The 1759-M Spanish half-escudo with "JB"<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902">*</a> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mintmaster" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mintmaster" rel="nofollow">mintmasters'</a> initials is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_date" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_date" rel="nofollow">key date</a> for the KM378 type.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I was initially unaware that this was a key date coin when I bought it. I had been drawn to it by its attractive orange toning and reasonable price. It was a lucky purchase. Perhaps PCGS was a tiny bit indulgent with the XF40 grade; I might have called it Choice VF, personally. But I suspect they make allowances for early gold. And with the nice toning, there's no doubt it should price at XF level.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/aDgKNMFOPYlWE3od9mtr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/aDgKNMFOPYlWE3od9mtr" rel="nofollow">Additional images</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">023990S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4584084, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759-JB, Madrid mint[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/wKya0YMTnCEHYWArC3UA_HalfEscudo-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] FERDINAND * VI * D * G * ; bust, right, with hair behind neck. [B]Reverse:[/B] Crowned arms of Spain. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VI_of_Spain']Ferdinand VI[/URL], King of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] (1746-1759). [B]Specifications:[/B] .917 fine gold, 0.0498 oz. AGW. 15 mm, 1.69 g. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid']Madrid[/URL] mint (crowned "M" mintmark). Mintage: 95,048.[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902']*[/URL] [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590']PCGS XF40[/URL], cert. #85188590. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144']KM-378[/URL], [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/spain/1759-m-jb-1-2-esc/2390?sn=712996&g=40&h=']PCGS-712996[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26320.html']Numista 26320[/URL]. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Globe Coins, Israel, 7 June 2017.[URL='http://www.globecoins.com/Product/1759_Gold_Half_Escudo_Spain_2138/']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] The 1759-M Spanish half-escudo with "JB"[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spain-gold-half-escudo-of-ferdinand-vi-1759-jb-madrid-mint.362164/#post-4584902']*[/URL] [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mintmaster']mintmasters'[/URL] initials is the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_date']key date[/URL] for the KM378 type. [B]Comments:[/B] I was initially unaware that this was a key date coin when I bought it. I had been drawn to it by its attractive orange toning and reasonable price. It was a lucky purchase. Perhaps PCGS was a tiny bit indulgent with the XF40 grade; I might have called it Choice VF, personally. But I suspect they make allowances for early gold. And with the nice toning, there's no doubt it should price at XF level. [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/aDgKNMFOPYlWE3od9mtr']Additional images[/URL][/B] [COLOR=#ffffff]023990S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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