Peru 1710-L H 2 reales
This specimen was lot 72691 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Cob 2 Reales, 1710-L H. Lima Mint. Philip V. PCGS Genuine--Holed, EF Details. A rather charming 2 Reales piece that retains abundant detail despite the flat area with a broken piercing. Two dates, mintmarks, and denominations appear along with one assayer. The surfaces are an attractive moderate gray. From the S.P. Rutherford Collection." This type was struck 1701-28, with undated specimens being quite common. Assayer Hurtado stamped his coins 1695-1710. In 1728, the fineness was reduced to 0.917.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.13 g.
Catalog reference: KM-32; Cal-723, Cayón-8648.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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