Peru 1851 1/4 real

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 41383

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 41383 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU. 1/4 Real, 1851/21-LIMA. Lima Mint. NGC MS-61. Shimmery and attractive, this 1/4 Real showcases a clear overdate amid a light mottling of tone. From the EMO Collection." This type was struck at Lima 1826-56. The date is listed in the SCWC as slightly better. All Peruvian minors are scarcer in nice condition than the catalog values would indicate; among the quarter reales, only the 1855 is frequently seen. Many overdates are listed, including 1851/21 and 1851/31.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.84 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: EMO-3326.2 (Plate coin); KM-143.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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