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Latest revision as of 19:14, 3 November 2024
This type was struck at Lima 1826-40 and at Cuzco 1827-35; the complete span of Peru standing liberty half reales runs 1826-56. Assayer MM is recorded for 1831-35. The date is listed in the SCWC as common, tho all Peruvian minors are scarcer in nice condition than the catalog values would indicate. It was legal tender in the United States until 1857 for 6¼¢.
The example shown was lot 26099 in Heritage sale 3014 (Chicago, April, 2011), where it sold for $195.50. The catalog description reads: "Republic 1/2 Real 1834-MM Lima, MS63 ANACS, deeply struck in all parts and highly lustrous. Truly superior as a type example. From The Dana Roberts Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 144.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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