Regulated 2 escudos (likely to the NY standard of 1789)
Date1750
Mint
Santa Fe de Bogota
Regulated by
Ephraim Brasher
(ca. 1744 - 1810)
MediumGold
DimensionsWeight: 101.5 grains
Credit LineGift of the Lasser Family
Object number2004-8,48
Label TextJust as American goldsmiths and silversmiths found clever ways to bring underweight coins up to par, other times they needed to officially bring the weight of a coin down for local use. Noted silversmith Ephraim Brasher officially "regulated" this coin by removing a plug of gold from the center of the piece and then partially closing the hole with a blow from his "EB" punch. This regulated coin was likely meant to circulate in New York City as a $4 coin during the early 1790s.
The mark struck on this coin is the same one used to mark Brasher's famous gold "doubloons" (worth $15, New York money) produced in 1789.
Markings"EB" mark of Ephraim Brasher struck in the center of the piece.
1713
1725
April 2, 1776
