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8-REALES PILLAR VARIANTS
MINT OF LIMA

GENERAL DESIGN CONCEPT :

Obverse : Crowned hemispheres between crowned Pillars of Hercules. Inscription VTRAQUE VNUM (Union of two worlds), with mint marks at 4- & 8-o'clock, and year of mintage at the bottom.
Reverse : Crowned quarter arms of Castile and Leon bearing the Bourbon crest in center, "8" to the right and assayer's initial to the left. Inscription [monarch's name]·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX* ([monarch's name], by the grace of God,
King of Spain and the indies/colonies).

Lima is capital the Vice-Royalty of El Peru. The mint of Lima was also late in adapting the Pillar series. The mint was authorized in 21 Aug 1565 by Philip II. It was badly damaged by earthquakes in 1687 and 1747. It was not until 1752 that the Pillar types were struck.

The coins have silver fineness of .916 (11 dineros). Average coin diameter is 37 mm.

Design Variation Concepts for Lima Mint
YR/YR-M-AM-12C.abc YR - the last two digit of the year appearing on the specimen. There are some cases where YR becomes YR/YR, and these are overstrikes. Example are specimen of 1756/5 overstrike.
  M - variation on the dot of the "L" on the monogram LMA mintmark
absent :
means that both dot is present on the LMA		 1 :
means that only the right dot is present and left dot is absent		 0 :
means that NO dot is present on the LMA mintmark
  AM - the assayer mark which appears on the reverse of the coin

 

 1 -the monarch's name appearing at the reverse inscription  (please note that there is NO "-1" variety, since that number is fixedly reserved for PHILIP V's specimens.)
2 : FERDND·VI 3 : CAROLUS·III

leftcrown.jpg (14940 bytes)

 2
0 (or none): royal crown at the left pillar 1 : imperial crown at the left pillar
  .e - specifies errors or minor die variations compared to the standard mint design

The shift to CAROLUS from FERDND inscription and position shift of the cross ("+") of the crowned crest of Spain from "I+S" to "H+I" on the HISPAN was simultaneous, relative to the transitional specimens of Mexico.

   VARIANTS

Other No System

Sample Lot
Remarks
Elizondo Calbeto Patterson Amat

52-J-2C
lima1752J.jpg (35480 bytes)
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -2C
OBVERSE : LMA monogram mintmark lima.gif (3349 bytes) with dot above the "L",  "VTRAQUE" as one word; large main crown has an incomplete lower ellipse; royal crowns on both pillars. There are die variation on the placement of the tip of the left crown in relation to the inscription "VTRAQUE", as well as the prominence of the lower ellipse of the main crown. The year is of colonial-type (but different in form as that of Mexico's).

REVERSE : inscription “FERDND·VI·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX”, with obvious space between “ET” and “IND”; "HI" + "SPAN" separation; assayer mark “J”(bold,  imposing, and   with fistail); bottom 4-petal rosette. Same spelling of "FERDND" with that of Mexico mint varieties.
Assayer "J": Jose Rodrigues Carasa
1 328 434 450 The number "5" is of colonial-type. This is the first year of minting of Pillar for this mint.

53-J-2C

 2 329 436 451 Lot 1667 Superior Dec-1998 (colonial year)

54-JD-2C

 Assayer "JD":   Jose Rodrigues Carasa and an unknown assayer

3

330

 437 452 Lot 1668 Superior Dec-1998 (colonial year)

54/3-JD-2C

 - - - - confirmed

55-JD-2

 4 331 438 453
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -2

lm_colonial_vs_modern.jpg (12579 bytes)
OBVERSE : year "55" is of modern- or Arabic- type. "C" is removed from the code.

55/4-JD-2

 - - - - modern year overdates colonial type. FLC Nov-1977

55-JM-2

 Assayer "JM":   Jose Rodrigues Carasa and Miguel Iglesia Abarca

5

332

 439 454 modern year

56-JM-2

 6 333 441 455 .

56/5-JM-2

 - - 440 - Lot 176 FLC May-1980

57-JM-2

 7 334 443 456 .

57/6-JM-2

 - - 444 - .

58-JM-2

 9 335 445 457 .

58/7-JM-2

 - - 446 - .

59-JM-2

 10 336 447 458 Lot 1672 Superior Dec-1998. 

59-1-JM-2

 - - - 459
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -1-

example of 1-dot mintmark
Only the left dot on the mintmark is present. Right dot is absent

60-JM-2

 11 - - 460 .

60-1-JM-2

 - - 449 - Lot 1673 Superior Dec-1998. Lot 225 Faistauer Sale

60-JM-3
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -3
REVERSE : inscription “CAROLUS·III·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX”, with not so obvious space between “ET” and “IND”; the cross "+" of the crowned crest of Spain fall between "H" and "ISPAN" (H-I separation) (Note that the shift to CAROLUS and H-I separation is simultaneous, relative to the transitional specimens of Mexico)
12 339 481 461 KM#.A64.1

60-1-JM-3

 - - - - Lot 543 Iriarte

61-JM-3

 13 - - 462 Lot 544 Iriarte.

61-1-JM-3

 - - 483 - KM#.A64.2. Lot 1674 Superior Dec-1998. Lot 179 FLC Nov-1982

62-JM-3

 14 342 484 463 .

62-1-JM-3

 - - - - Lot 240 FLC Nov-1982, Lot 545 Iriarte

63-JM-3

 15 343 - 464 .

63/2-JM-3

 - - - - Lot 546 Iriarte. (unique, as this is only the know example)

64-JM-3

 16 344 - 465 Lot 547 Iriarte.

64-1-JM-3

 - - - - Listed in KM. (4 known)

65-JM-3

 17 - 488 467 Lot 548 Iriarte.

65-1-JM-3

 - - - - Lot 1678 Superior Dec-1998.

66-JM-3

 - - - - Reported but not confirmed

66-1-JM-3

 18 346 - 468 Lot 549 Iriarte.

67-JM-3

 - - - - Listed in KM.
(1 known example is heavily chopmarked)

67-1-JM-3

 19 347 490 469 .

68-JM-3

 - - - - in Calbeto

68-0-JM-3

 - - - -
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -0-

Both dots on the mintmark are absent.

KM#.A64.3. Absence of dots on either mintmark
(4 known) (first occurence)

68-1-JM-3

lima681JM3.jpg (52089 bytes)
20 348 - 470 Lot 233 EOrtiz or this image

69-JM-3

 - - - - Lot 187 FLC Nov-1982

69-1-JM-3

 21 350 494 471

Lot 552 Iriarte.

69-JM-31
DESIGN VARIATION CODE : -31
Obverse : The crown on the left pillar is imperial type.
- - - - KM# 64.1. confirmed

69-1-JM-31

 22 351 - 472 KM# 64.2. Lot 553 Iriarte

70-JM-31

 23 353 - 474 Lot 110 LHRC-43 May-1988
wider spaced "QUE"

70-0-JM-31

 - - - - KM# 64.3 Lot 113 FLC Mar-1982
(Unique, only one example is known)

70-1-JM-31

 23 352 - 473 Lot 234 EOrtiz

71-JM-31

 24 355 - 476 5 known

71-1-JM-31

 24 355 497 475 Lot 1684 Superior Dec-1998. Lot 555 Iriarte.

71-1-JM-31.e

 - - - - Lot 1683 Superior Dec-1998. Lot 192 FLC Nov-1982
(error in legend: "HIAPSN" instead of "HISPAN")

72-JM-31

 - - - - listed in KM. (1 known)

72-1-JM-31

lm72-1-JM-31.jpg (39391 bytes)
26 356 499 477 fishtail on the top of "L" and right column of the "M" of the mintmark

72-0-JM-31

lm72-0-JM-31.jpg (39349 bytes)
- - - - Lot 556 Iriarte. Believed to be unique

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