1818 Lima Cuartilla - "Platero"/Silversmith Issue?
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I saw a weird cuartilla on Ebay from a seller in South America a while back described as a "platero" (silversmith) issue. Thought it was interesting but couldn't find much on it. I just saw another 1818 of the same type. Looking through the auction records this type seems to be sold as genuine alongside the normal type. It is clearly a different castle punch, doesn't seem like it is used in 1819. What do you all think, is it a private issue as that seller says? Seems relatively high quality for a counterfeit. Does anyone have Emilio Ortiz's book to check?
Thank you!
"Platero" type?
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Ah, yes, the well endowed lion variety. I'd guess it's made with a counterfeit die. When and who did the counterfeiting - that will require quite a bit of research.
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Lol. Thanks TwoKopeiki. At least the die work is better than my type coin in my counterfeit denomination set... (pictured below).
@genosse , curious to hear your thoughts on the topic.