Peru 1684-L V 8 reales

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 57401

This specimen was lot 57401 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU. Cob 8 Reales, 1684-L V. Lima Mint. Charles II. PCGS Genuine--Corrosion Removed, AU Details. From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection." This type was struck for Charles II 1684-1701. The vast majority lack legible dates. Many, such as this one, are corroded from burial or sea salvage. "Royals" (round, fully struck presentation pieces) exist for this date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 25.32 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-7598, KM-24; Cal-589.

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.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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