Peru 1819-L JP real
The first specimen was lot 264 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 340 € (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1819. Lima. JP. 1 real. Plata ligeramente agria. Muy bella. Brillo original. EBC+. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, one real of 1819, Lima mint. Rough surfaces [from rusty dies], very handsome, lustrous, choice extremely fine)."
This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-1823 at Lima, Peru, 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 the abundance of Ferdinand VII one reales as follows: Mexico City, Potosi, Santiago, Guatemala (all common), Lima, Zacatecas (somewhat scarce), Bogotá (scarce), Popayán (rare). There is a very scarce issue from Cuzco (KM 114.2).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 grams, 0.896 fine silver, .097 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15328, KM 114.1, Cal. 1138.
- [2]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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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