Peru 1708-L H 4 reales - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1708 real * [[Peru 1708-L H 2 reales"

2026-05-12T16:54:28Z

Text replacement - "* [[Peru 1708-L H 2 reales" to "* 1708 real * [[Peru 1708-L H 2 reales"

LatinKing2020: added link

2025-12-03T21:27:01Z

added link

LatinKing2020: revised link

2024-11-01T16:13:58Z

revised link

LatinKing2020: added Cayón number

2022-12-08T02:57:48Z

added Cayón number

LatinKing2020: Created page with "Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72031 thumb This specimen was lot 72031 in..."

2022-12-07T16:55:13Z

Created page with "300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72031 300px|thumb This specimen was lot 72031 in..."

New page

[[Image:SB1122-72031o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72031]]
[[Image:SB1122-72031r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 72031 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Cob 4 Reales, 1708-L. Lima Mint; Assayer Francisco Hurtado (H). Philip V. PCGS VF-35. A wholesome and alluring 4 Reales piece. The obverse is well-struck and nicely centered, allowing both mintmarks, the denomination, and the date to appear with pleasing clarity. The central devices on the reverse present attractively thanks to a well-defined strike and a sharp outline, in spite of some circulation. Although there is some flatness around the peripheries, the denomination and assayer's initial are still intact, and the first letters of the monarch's name are quite distinct. The coin shows attractive patina, with darker toning around the devices that enhances the details. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Not until 1684 was the Lima mint opened on a permanent basis. Four reales of this type were struck through the reign of Philip V--unlike that of Europe, his reign was never challenged in America. Assayer Hurtado stamped his coins 1696-1710. Specimens with legible dates are scarce. The [[Peru 1708-L H 8 escudos|mintage of gold]] commenced in 1696.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.27 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], KM-33; Cal-Type-133.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1705-L H 4 reales|1705 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1708-P Y 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1708-Mo J 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1708-L H 2 escudos|1708 2 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1708-L H 4 escudos|1708 4 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1708-L H 8 escudos|1708 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1709-L M 4 reales|1709 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1708]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 ''Link to:''
 * [[Peru 1706-L R 4 reales|1706 4 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1708-L H 2 reales|1708 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1708-P Y 4 reales]]

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 ''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.27 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], KM-33; Cal-Type-133.
+''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-8957]], KM-33; Cal-Type-133.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''