2023

PERU, Lima, 2 reales, 1825 JM, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818 JP, rare

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PERU, Lima, 2 reales, 1825 JM, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818 JP, rare
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PERU, Lima, 2 reales, 1825 JM, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818 JP, rare, ex-Carter, ex-O'Brien. KM-141.1. 6.63 grams. Interesting example from the first year of Republic coinage as clearly struck over an 1818-dated bust 2 reales. The collector speculates this may have been among the first new coins struck under the new government as a presentation piece to Simón Bolívar during his time in Peru in 1825. XF with pair of small solder-spots on edge, deeply toned gunmetal gray surfaces. Pedigreed to the Amon Carter Collection and to the John O'Brien Collection, with his tag.