Peru 1803/2-L JP 8 reales

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Aureo sale 238, lot 175

This specimen was lot 175 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 550 euro (about US$872 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1803. Lima. JP. 8 reales. Leves impurezas. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Muy escasa y más así. EBC+. (eight reales of 1803, planchet impurities, some luster, choice extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1791-1808 for Charles IV and is probably the most common colonial coin of Peru. Assayer JP is recorded for 1803-23 and only the overdate is recorded for 1803. Assayer IJ is also known for 1803.

Recorded mintage: 3,875,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13941, Cal. 660, KM 97.

Sources:

  • 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.

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