Peru 1827-Cuz GM 1/2 real

Sedwick sale 12, lot 1635

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 1635 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $290.28. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cuzco, Peru, 1/2 real, 1827GM, encapsulated NGC MS 64, finest known specimen graded by NGC. Choice strike and luster, very lightly toned, the best on record." Half reales were struck at the Cuzco mint in 1827-35, while the republic was still intact. In this year the mint name was written with some of the letters overlapping. The Cuzco mint operated intermittently through its history but was busiest in the 1820's and 1830's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-144.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.

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