Peru 1783-L MI real

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Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2738

This specimen was lot 2738 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 25 € (about US$33 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1783. Carlos III. Lima. MI. 1 real. BC/BC+ [fine or better]." This specimen is one of a series struck 1772-89 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). As a class, colonial coinage of Peru is much less plentiful than that of Mexico, tho it is more available than the remaining mints. However, Harris[2] noted two-thirds as many Peruvian one reales of Charles III as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is fairly common. Assayer MI is listed for 1780-87. The fineness was lowered from 0.903 to 0.896 in 1785.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen 3,38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 75, AC. 371, Cayón-11399.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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