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Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (175)0(R), struck from 1-escudo (castle) die, extremely rare.

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Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (175)0(R), struck from 1-escudo (castle) die, extremely rare.
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Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (175)0(R), struck from 1-escudo (castle) die, extremely rare. S-L23, KM-A41. 0.7 gram. When this odd variety was discovered several years ago, it was initially believed to be a quarter real, as all known specimens were underweight like this one (all from the Rimac River), but of course quarter reales were not being made at that time. The design is of a 1 escudo (castle) and 1 real (large cross), but we doubt the original size was any larger or heavier than for a half real. On this specimen, one of only about 5 known, the castle is nearly full but very off-center and the date and assayer are very weak, still AVF overall with light pitting and some toning.