Peru (1577-88)-P D 1/4 real

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 51157
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This specimen was lot 51157 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Cob 1/4 Real, ND (ca. 1577-88)-P D. Lima Mint. Philip II. NGC VF-30. Variety with king's name in legend on both sides. Double striking gave this piece a curious look but has not diminished its fairly attractive details. Otherwise problem-free, it makes a charming representative of the type. From the EMO Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.84 g, 0.931 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-3368, EMO-440 (Plate coin); KM-2; Cal-100.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
  • Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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