Peru 1795-L JI 1/4 real

Sedwick sale 25, lot 1269

This specimen was lot 1269 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2019), where it sold for $95.20. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1795JI. Bold strike with deep rainbow toning, XF with parts of rims crude (as made), plugged hole near edge." Two types of cuartillas were struck at the beginning of the series: KM 99 (portrait type) struck 1792-96 and KM 102.1 (lions/castles without value, shown here) struck 1794-96. Both are scarce compared to the regular lions and castles type struck 1796-1821.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.84 g, .896 fine silver, .024 troy oz ASW, this specimen 0.85 gram.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13130, KM-102.1; CT-1378.

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.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1794 ¼ real, portrait type
• 1795 2 reales
• 1795 8 reales
• 1795 8 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1795
• return to coins of Peru