Gold 0.21%
£3,225.90 OZ
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£47.67 OZ
Platinum -0.49%
£1,401.42 OZ
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Gold coins from South America are some of the most popular designs in the world with some investors just focusing on that region alone. The historic Gold 8 Escudos is the top of the range for a South American Gold coin collector. The Gold 8 Escudos is the largest of the Escudo coins that circulated Latin America with other denominations in 1⁄2, 1, 2 and 4 Escudos
This guide will acquaint investors with these beautiful South American treasures. The 8 Escudo coins are very similar to British Guinea coins insofar that their value is very dependant on the condition of the coin, with some Mint State coins fetching tens of thousands of pounds in the market. Some of the coins featured here are extremely rare and incredibly hard to source
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The 8 Escudo Gold coins have a weight of 27.1g of .875 fine Gold, making these 87.5% pure Gold. Many Gold Escudo coins were fashionable to wear mounted in a necklace. Unfortunately this has led to many coins that we see in today’s market being polished with rim repairs where they were once ‘drilled and filled’ by jewellers
The Escudo was used in Spanish colonies and so are typically seen from countries in the Latin Americas. The values of Gold 8 Escudo varies significantly depending on condition. Any signs of sim repairs or a polishes surface will reduce the value significantl. Mint state examples, however, trade at multiples of the coin’s intrinsic value and are highly desirable in the collector’s market
Latin American Escudo coins are some of the most desired pieces on the international market
Their value is extremely condition sensitive with mint state examples being out of reach for all but elite buyers
The higest premium pieces are the Central American, Ecuador and Argentina Escudos
Latin America is a region that has produced a spectrum of high-premium numismatic Gold rarities. Collectors of Gold Escudo coins will also be interested in some historice pieces such as the Colombian peso
