Peru 1792-L IJ real

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73360
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 73360 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Real, 1792-L IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield. Large bust type. Tied with just one other example as the finest in the PCGS census, this lightly handled and deeply toned piece stands as an excellent minor from early in the reign of Charles IV." This locally designed bust was used at Lima 1791-92 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW

Catalog reference: Cayón-13386, KM 94.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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