Peru 1788-L IJ real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 IJ is listed for 1787-1803. The fineness was lowered from 0.903 to 0.896 in 1785.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, .097 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11433, KM-75a.

Source:

• ^[1]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1784 real
• 1788 ½ real
• Chile 1788-So DA real
• Mexico 1788-Mo FF real
• Spain 1788-M M real
• 1788 2 reales
• 1788 8 reales
• 1788 escudo
• 1788 8 escudos
• 1789 real, Charles III
• Coins and currency dated 1788