Peru 1791-L IJ real KM-84
This specimen was lot 75778 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $149. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Real, 1791-LIMAE IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS EF-40. Variety with "CAROLUS IV" in legend and bust of Charles III. From the Richard August Collection." 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 finding 3/7 as many Peruvian one reales of Charles IV as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is somewhat scarce. The fineness was lowered from .903 to .896 in 1785. Assayer IJ is listed for 1787-1803. The one reales of 1791 are divided into KM 84, shown here with the bust of the deceased Charles III, and KM 94, featuring the bust of Charles IV. The first was struck 1789-91 and is fairly common while the second was struck 1791-1808 and is common. The years 1791-93 used a local bust.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13378, KM-84; Cal-387.
- 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.
- [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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