Peru 1789-L IJ 4 reales KM-77a

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Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72100
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This specimen was lot 72100 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 4 Reales, 1789-L. Lima Mint; Assayers Ignacio Zenon de Galvez & Juan Martinez Rojas (I J). Charles III. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. KM-77a; Cal-852. Struck posthumously in the reign of Charles IV. This 4 Reales piece exhibits signs of cleaning, as well as a segmented mark on the obverse field, likely from contact with another coin at the time of minting. The devices are pleasingly detailed, particularly the reverse. Both sides display attractive light gray toning with muted hints of orange and mauve throughout. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Privately purchased from Almanzar's." This type is listed for Peru 1772-89 and is quite scarce, even without mentioning the famous "GARTIA" error for 1775. Assayer IJ is listed for 1787-1803. The fineness was lowered from .903 to .896 in 1785.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11876, KM-77a; Cal-1057.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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