Peru 1809-L JP 2 reales
This specimen was lot 73365 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 2 Reales, 1809-LM JP. Lima Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS VF-35 Gold Shield. Large (imaginary) bust/FERDIN type. Tied with just one other example for the finest graded in the PCGS census, this charming minor--featuring a rather imaginative bust of the still-new king--offers pleasing toning and some subtle brilliance remaining." This specimen is one of a series struck 1808-11 using the "imaginary bust" during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1808-33). 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 more Peruvian two reales of Ferdinand VII than that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is not rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver, .195 troy oz ASW
Catalog reference: Cayón-15392, KM 104.2.
- [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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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