Peru 1799-L 1/4 real
This specimen was lot 51209 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 1/4 Real, 1799-L. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC AU-53. Variety with dots father from date. This charming silver fraction offers crisp details all around, allowing appreciation of the rather unique numeral style characteristic for this date. Displaying a light mottled tone with no shortage of original brilliance. From the EMO Collection." Two types of cuartillas were struck at the beginning of the series: KM 99 (portrait type) struck 1792-96 and KM 102.1 (lions/castles without value) struck 1794-96. Both are scarce compared to the regular lions and castles type struck 1796-1821, of which an example is shown here.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13152, EMO-486.1 (Plate coin); KM-102.2; Cal-110.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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