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| − | The specimen shown was lot 186 in Aureo y | + | The specimen shown was lot 186 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 240 € (about US$373 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Fernando VI (1746-1759). 1759. Lima. JM. Medio real. Columnario. Muy bella. Preciosa pátina irisada. Rara así. EBC.'' (Ferdinand VI (1746-59), half real of 1759, pillar type. Very handsome, iridescent toning, rare thus, extremely fine.)" </blockquote> This specimen is one of a series struck 1751-60 during the reign of Ferdinand VI (1746-59). 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<sup>[2]</sup> noted only one-fifth as many Peruvian half reales of Charles III as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is scarce. |
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Revision as of 20:16, 30 December 2023
The specimen shown was lot 186 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 240 € (about US$373 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Fernando VI (1746-1759). 1759. Lima. JM. Medio real. Columnario. Muy bella. Preciosa pátina irisada. Rara así. EBC. (Ferdinand VI (1746-59), half real of 1759, pillar type. Very handsome, iridescent toning, rare thus, extremely fine.)"
This specimen is one of a series struck 1751-60 during the reign of Ferdinand VI (1746-59). 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 only one-fifth as many Peruvian half reales of Charles III as that of Mexico, so it is safe to say that this type is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 grams, 0.917 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10238, Gilboy L-05-10, Cal. 645, KM 51.
- 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.
- Gilboy, Frank F., The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772, Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
- Yonaka, Brad, A Variety Guide to the Pillar Coinage of the Guatemala, Bogota, Lima, Potosi, and Santiago Mints, 1752-1771, Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2018.
- [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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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