View source for Peru 1772-L JM 8 reales KM 78

[[Image:Peru 1772 8 reales Aureo 238-0139g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 238, lot 139]]

This specimen was lot 139 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 170 euro (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1772. Lima. JM. 8 reales. Primer año de busto. Plata ligeramente agria. Escasa. EBC.'' (eight reales of 1772, Lima mint, first year of bust type. Stress cracks in planchet, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1772-89 for Charles III and supplanted the pillar dollar. A slight debasement accompanied the design change.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11998]], Cal. 851, KM 78. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* 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, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Colleción Leunda,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1771-L JM 8 reales|1771 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 1/2 real|1772 ½ real]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM real|1772 real]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 2 reales|1772 2 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 4 reales|1772 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1772-P V 8 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 8 reales KM 64|1772 pillar 8 reales]]
* [[Spain 1772-M PJ 8 reales]]
* [[Spain 1772-M PJ 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM escudo|1772 escudo]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 8 escudos KM 82.1|1772 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1773-L MJ 8 reales|1773 8 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1772]]
* return to coins of [[Peru]]

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