View source for Peru 1772-L JM real

[[Image:PER_1772_L-1-24-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
[[Image:PER_1772_L-1-24-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]

This type was struck 1760-1772 for king Carlos III. Those dated 1772 are rare according to Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup>. There are no reported varieties. As a class, pillar coinage of [[Peru]] is much less plentiful than that of Mexico, though it is more available than the remaining mints. Only issues struck from 1769-1772 have an imperial crown utop the left pillar. 

Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, 0.100 troy oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11314]], KM-52; Gilboy L-1-24. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias,'' 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* Yonaka, Brad, ''A Variety Guide to the Pillar Coinage of the Guatemala, Bogota, Lima, Potosi, and Santiago Mints, 1752-1771,'' Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2018.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 

''Link to:'' 
* [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ real]]
* [[Colombia 1772-P JS real]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P real]]
* [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM real]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 2 reales|1772 2 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 4 reales|1772 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 8 reales KM 64|1772 pillar 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 8 reales KM 78|1772 bust 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1772-L JM 8 escudos KM 82.1|1772 8 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1772]]
* return to [[Peru]]

[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]]