Peru 1791-L IJ 1/2 real KM-83

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75785
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This specimen was lot 75785 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $170.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 1/2 Real, 1791-LIMAE IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS EF-45. Variety with "CAROLUS IV" in legend and bust of Charles III. From the Richard August Collection." This specimen is one of a series struck 1789-91 at the beginning of the reign of Charles IV (1788-1808). 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 finding less than one-sixth as many Peruvian half reales of Charles IV as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is fairly scarce. The fineness was lowered from .903 to .896 in 1785. Assayer IJ is listed for 1787-1803. The half reales of 1791 are divided into KM 83, shown here with the bust of the deceased Charles III, and KM 93, featuring the bust of Charles IV. The first was struck 1789-91 and is somewhat scarce while the second was struck 1791-1808 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13229, KM-83; Cal-228.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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