Peru 1820-L JP 4 reales

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Aureo sale 261, lot 573
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1820 4 reales rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 573 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €65 (about US$104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"1820. Fernando VII. Lima. JP. 4 reales. Manchitas. MBC+. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, four reales of 1820, Lima mint. Stains, very fine or better.)"

This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-21 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[1] noted finding about three times as many Peruvian four reales of Ferdinand VII as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is fairly common. Assayer "JP" is noted for the years 1803-23.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15747, Cal. 749, KM 116.

Source:

  • [1]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, vol. 1, 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.
  • [2]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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