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| − | This specimen was lot 75793 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $149. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]]. 1/2 Real, 1798-LIMAE IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. SCARCE. From the Richard August Collection." Per Harris<sup>[2]</sup>, of the six mints that struck half reales for Charles IV, Lima is tied with Guatemala as scarce, showing | + | This specimen was lot 75793 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $149. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]]. 1/2 Real, 1798-LIMAE IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. SCARCE. From the Richard August Collection." Per Harris<sup>[2]</sup>, of the six mints that struck half reales for Charles IV, Lima is tied with Guatemala as scarce, showing only two-fifths as many as Potosi or Santiago and one seventh as many as Mexico. Assayer "IJ" is noted for the years 1788-1803. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' | + | ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-13430]], KM-93; Cal-236. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-13430]], KM-93; Cal-236. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:52, 9 September 2026
This specimen was lot 75793 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. 1/2 Real, 1798-LIMAE IJ. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. SCARCE. From the Richard August Collection." Per Harris[2], of the six mints that struck half reales for Charles IV, Lima is tied with Guatemala as scarce, showing only two-fifths as many as Potosi or Santiago and one seventh as many as Mexico. Assayer "IJ" is noted for the years 1788-1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13430, KM-93; Cal-236.
- 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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