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8 Escudos - Fernando VI
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1754-1755 |
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| Value | 8 Escudos (128) |
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| Edge | Milled |
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| Mintage | 1754 G J - - 1755 G J - - |
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Guatemala's Casa de Moneda began striking gold escudos only in 1733, making it one of the younger mints in the Spanish colonial system. The cob-style macuquina production that characterized early Guatemalan gold gave way — unevenly — to milled coinage during Fernando VI's reign, and pieces from 1754–55 sit precisely in that transitional window. Quality control at the Guatemala mint was a persistent irritant to colonial authorities; assayer accountability was enforced through the personal initial punch, which is why assayer attribution matters so much for this type.
Fernando VI died in 1759 having never visited the Americas. His reign produced relatively few years of Guatemalan gold compared to his predecessor or successor, keeping the window for this KM#19 type narrow.