Peru 1795-L JI 1/4 real
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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.
- 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.
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