4 escudos. Spanish Monarchy. Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). 1821. Lima. JP. Traces of luster. Light toning. Planchet flaw on the reverse. Extremely rare. Slabbed by NGC as AU 50 (Top Pop), the finest graded specimen in the NGC census. Extremely rare issue, one of the last gold coins struck at the Lima Mint in the name of Ferdinand VII. The first half of 1821 marked the final period of regular mint production under viceregal authority. Shortly thereafter, the arrival of San Martín's army brought an end to royalist control of Lima. Archival research by Peruvian historian Carlos Lazo García, a specialist in the accounting records of the Lima Mint, establishes that the only production of 4 escudos that year took place on 1 February 1821, with a mintage of just 102 pieces. This is one of the few colonial-era coins for which the exact date of striking can be reasonably established. This coin is therefore a direct testament to the final months of colonial rule in Peru and one of the lowest-mintage gold issues of the Lima Mint. Lima

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Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). 4 escudos. 1821. Lima. JP. (Cal-1708). Au. Traces of luster. Light toning. Planchet flaw on the reverse. Extremely rare.

Slabbed by NGC as AU 50 (Top Pop), the finest graded specimen in the NGC census.

Extremely rare issue, one of the last gold coins struck at the Lima Mint in the name of Ferdinand VII. The first half of 1821 marked the final period of regular mint production under viceregal authority. Shortly thereafter, the arrival of San Martín's army brought an end to royalist control of Lima.

Archival research by Peruvian historian Carlos Lazo García, a specialist in the accounting records of the Lima Mint, establishes that the only production of 4 escudos that year took place on 1 February 1821, with a mintage of just 102 pieces.

This is one of the few colonial-era coins for which the exact date of striking can be reasonably established. This coin is therefore a direct testament to the final months of colonial rule in Peru and one of the lowest-mintage gold issues of the Lima Mint. Est...2000,00.

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1.000 €

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1.000 €

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