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This specimen was lot 51212 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $576. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]]. 1/4 Real, 1804-L. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC MS-60. A shimmery Mint State example of the date with crisp detail on each side. Only minor contact marks persist on the fields, and even these are largely subdued by the stormy gray tone. From the EMO Collection." Two types of cuartillas were struck at the beginning of the series: KM 99 (portrait type) struck 1792-96 and KM 102.1 (lions/castles without value) struck 1794-96. Both are scarce compared to the regular lions and castles type struck 1796-1821, of which an example is shown here.
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This specimen was lot 51213 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]]. 1/4 Real, 1805-L. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC Unc Details--Obverse Spot Removed. A sharp example with even golden-toned surfaces. Evidence of the spot removal, while faint, can be observed within the castle's arch. From the EMO Collection. Privately purchased from Freeman Craig." Two types of cuartillas were struck at the beginning of the series: KM 99 (portrait type) struck 1792-96 and KM 102.1 (lions/castles without value) struck 1794-96. Both are scarce compared to the regular lions and castles type struck 1796-1821, of which an example is shown here.
  
 
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''Specification:'' 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.  
 
''Specification:'' 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-escabel]], EMO-491 (Plate coin); KM-102.2; Cal-115.  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-escabel]], EMO-492.2 (Plate coin); KM-102.2; Cal-116.  
  
 
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Revision as of 16:09, 17 January 2024

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 51213
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This specimen was lot 51213 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 1/4 Real, 1805-L. Lima Mint. Charles IV. NGC Unc Details--Obverse Spot Removed. A sharp example with even golden-toned surfaces. Evidence of the spot removal, while faint, can be observed within the castle's arch. From the EMO Collection. Privately purchased from Freeman Craig." Two types of cuartillas were struck at the beginning of the series: KM 99 (portrait type) struck 1792-96 and KM 102.1 (lions/castles without value) struck 1794-96. Both are scarce compared to the regular lions and castles type struck 1796-1821, of which an example is shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-escabel, EMO-492.2 (Plate coin); KM-102.2; Cal-116.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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