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[[Image:Peru CNG 2028.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner collection, lot 2028]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2028 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $332.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. CU 1/4 Real. Provisional coinage. Lima mint. Dated 1822. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Deeply toned chocolate brown. Only three of these have been graded and all of them at AU 58. Purchased from Sam Lopresto, March 1972." This provisional cuartilla was minted in Lima, Peru, by the republicans during 1822. The mint was recaptured by the royalists and held by them until their final collapse in 1824. The issue of silver cuartillas would not begin until [[Peru 1826 1/4 real|1826]].
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The first specimen was lot 2028 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $332.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. CU 1/4 Real. Provisional coinage. Lima mint. Dated 1822. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Deeply toned chocolate brown. Only three of these have been graded and all of them at AU 58. Purchased from Sam Lopresto, March 1972." This provisional cuartilla was minted in Lima, Peru, by the republicans during 1822. The mint was recaptured by the royalists and held by them until their final collapse in 1824. The issue of silver cuartillas would not begin until [[Peru 1826 1/4 real|1826]].
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' copper, this specimen Ø16 mm, 1.12 g.
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''Specification:'' copper, the first specimen Ø16 mm, 1.12 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 135; C 121.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 135; C 121.  
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 22 October 2024

CNG Lissner collection, lot 2028
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1822 cuartilla rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 2028 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $332.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. CU 1/4 Real. Provisional coinage. Lima mint. Dated 1822. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Deeply toned chocolate brown. Only three of these have been graded and all of them at AU 58. Purchased from Sam Lopresto, March 1972." This provisional cuartilla was minted in Lima, Peru, by the republicans during 1822. The mint was recaptured by the royalists and held by them until their final collapse in 1824. The issue of silver cuartillas would not begin until 1826.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, the first specimen Ø16 mm, 1.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM 135; C 121.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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