773. Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón), 774. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Rincón, legends ending in HISP and INDIA. S-L1, KM-3, CT-702. 1.5 Broad flan with full and bold legends (including full PHILIPPVS II), full but somewhat weak inner details, AVF with spots of oxidation, sediment on fields. Estimate: $150$225. grams.
extremely rare. S-L1, KM-1, CT-761. 0.5 gram. Among only about 10 known, this is actually one of the better examples, at least on the half that is still present (the other half lost to corrosion), with AVF details, much bold legend, light toning. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Shield-type
775. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, P-X to right, extremely rare. S-L3, KM-11, CT-327. 11.3 grams. Huge flan with small parts of edge lost to corrosion, full shield and crown and cross, much bold legend including full PHILIPPVS, silvery VF and so rare that only about 6 specimens are known to exist. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
777. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4, KM-14, CT-146. 27.2 grams. Perfectly round and solid, with very bold and well-detailed shield, full but slightly doubled cross, semicolon stops in legend, AVF with toning in crevices. Estimate: $750-$1,100.
776. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, x-ii to left, Perasure(?) to right, reverse legend rotated 180 degrees, king’s name misspelled as PHILPPVS (unique). S-L3, KM9, CT-495. 6.4 grams. A very strange and educational coin that is either assayer X or the very first issue of Diego de la Torre (rare and interesting either way), for above the denomination to the left is a small x (decidedly not a star), and below the mintmark to the right is a blank spot that is either an erasure or just a very weak oD, notably identical dies for the known oD/ X 2 reales (note the misspelling of the king’s name), nicely toned and with full shield and crown and bold legends, the cross very weak, Fine+ overall. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
778. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-8 to left, P-•D to right. S-L4, KM-14, CT-148. 27.2 grams. Nice VF with full and well-detailed shield and crown and cross, some bold legend. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Estimate: $600-$900.
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