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[[Image:H61487-25141o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 61487, lot 25141]] | [[Image:H61487-25141o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 61487, lot 25141]] | ||
[[Image:H61487-25141r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:H61487-25141r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB1025-74604o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74604]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB1025-74604r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 25141 in Heritage sale 61487 (Dallas, TX, May 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru]]. Charles II 1/2 Real 1685-L VF Details (Holed) NGC, Lima mint, A well-struck survivor and while NGC notes this as Royal coinage due to its particularly round shape, this may have been a post-mint modification. From the Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins." This type was struck 1684-1701 for the degenerate Charles II of Spain. The Lima mint reopened in 1684, having been shuttered by orders from Spain in 1660. It is catalogued with a mintmark and assayer's initials in the SCWC and Cayón but we don't think any were ever present on this die. Half real cobs are surprisingly scarce, this being the first of the type we have posted. The auctioneers hint that this specimen was clipped; it is short weight but that could be due to the two holes. This specimen was lot 74604 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "PERU. 1/2 Real, 1685. Lima Mint. Charles II. PCGS VF-25. From the Richard August Collection." | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,009,154 per Numista. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,009,154 per Numista. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, | + | ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, the first specimen 1.20 g, the second specimen is 1.51 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón- | + | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-7139]], KM 22, Cal-122. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | * Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2025 May 13 - 14 The Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins Showcase Auction #61487,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2025 May 13 - 14 The Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins Showcase Auction #61487,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025. | ||
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| − | * [[Peru ( | + | * [[Peru (1)684 1/2 real|(1)684 ½ real]] |
| + | * [[Bolivia 1685-P 1/2 real]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1685-L R real|1685 real]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1685-L R 2 reales|1685 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1685-L R 4 reales|1685 4 reales]] | * [[Peru 1685-L R 4 reales|1685 4 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1685-L R 8 reales|1685 8 reales]] | * [[Peru 1685-L R 8 reales|1685 8 reales]] | ||
| − | * [[Peru | + | * [[Peru 1693 1/2 real|1693 ½ real]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1685]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1685]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 61487]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 61487]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Kirk Menczer sale]] |
Latest revision as of 11:10, 3 December 2025
The first specimen was lot 25141 in Heritage sale 61487 (Dallas, TX, May 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Charles II 1/2 Real 1685-L VF Details (Holed) NGC, Lima mint, A well-struck survivor and while NGC notes this as Royal coinage due to its particularly round shape, this may have been a post-mint modification. From the Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins." This type was struck 1684-1701 for the degenerate Charles II of Spain. The Lima mint reopened in 1684, having been shuttered by orders from Spain in 1660. It is catalogued with a mintmark and assayer's initials in the SCWC and Cayón but we don't think any were ever present on this die. Half real cobs are surprisingly scarce, this being the first of the type we have posted. The auctioneers hint that this specimen was clipped; it is short weight but that could be due to the two holes. This specimen was lot 74604 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[2] noted, "PERU. 1/2 Real, 1685. Lima Mint. Charles II. PCGS VF-25. From the Richard August Collection."
Recorded mintage: 1,009,154 per Numista.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, the first specimen 1.20 g, the second specimen is 1.51 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7139, KM 22, Cal-122.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 May 13 - 14 The Monedero Collection of Peru and Latin American Coins Showcase Auction #61487, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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