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Mallorca. Charles II gold 1/2 Escudo 1695 MS62 NGC, KM26, VQR-9381, Bover de Rosselló-4, Plate IX, 58, Cal-806 = Cay-7724 = Oro Macuquino-91c (Extremely Rare) = ORC-1203 (Extremely Rare). 1.68gm. Gaspar de Puigdorfila as mintmaster. A substantial series rarity, which Tauler Fesser reports is one of only two examples known to him having come to auction, the other sold by Áureo & Calicó in April 2009 (Auction 218, Lot 1926); a specimen also occurred in the Vidal Quadras y Ramón Collection, although it is not illustrated. Produced following a Royal Decree of 1693 that established an official value for the gold coinage of Mallorca, this emission was struck for just a single year before Charles' death in 1700, to be resumed only once with the same design under his successor, Philip V, in 1703 (represented by 3 examples in auction records of the last 20 years). Struck on a somewhat irregular flan with a notable die shift in the date, the piece nonetheless shows all evidence of careful preservation and minting, die polish appearing throughout the fields alongside a pervasive honey-golden luster. The first 1/2 Escudo minted under the Kings of Spain, and of the utmost desirability.
Ex. Jesus Vico Auction 130 (June 2012, Lot 663); Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 9217)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/spain/majorca/spain-mallorca-charles-ii-gold-1-2-escudo-1695-ms62-ngc-/a/3099-30345.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Mallorca. Charles II gold 1/2 Escudo 1695 MS62 NGC, KM26, VQR-9381, Bover de Rosselló-4, Plate IX, 58, Cal-806 = Cay-7724 = Oro Macuquino-91c (Extremely Rare) = ORC-1203 (Extremely Rare). 1.68gm. Gaspar de Puigdorfila as mintmaster. A substantial series rarity, which Tauler Fesser reports is one of only two examples known to him having come to auction, the other sold by Áureo & Calicó in April 2009 (Auction 218, Lot 1926); a specimen also occurred in the Vidal Quadras y Ramón Collection, although it is not illustrated. Produced following a Royal Decree of 1693 that established an official value for the gold coinage of Mallorca, this emission was struck for just a single year before Charles' death in 1700, to be resumed only once with the same design under his successor, Philip V, in 1703 (represented by 3 examples in auction records of the last 20 years). Struck on a somewhat irregular flan with a notable die shift in the date, the piece nonetheless shows all evidence of careful preservation and minting, die polish appearing throughout the fields alongside a pervasive honey-golden luster. The first 1/2 Escudo minted under the Kings of Spain, and of the utmost desirability.
Ex. Jesus Vico Auction 130 (June 2012, Lot 663); Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 9217)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/spain/majorca/spain-mallorca-charles-ii-gold-1-2-escudo-1695-ms62-ngc-/a/3099-30345.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD