"TOP POP" & NO OTHERS IN ANY GRADE, AT BOTH PCGS & NGC !!
NGC MS62 !!
1862 PERU LIBERTY CAP INDEPENDENCE MEDAL !!
4 REALE SIZED (30mm) STRUCK IN SILVER
PERU'S PRIZED LIBERTY CAP ON POLE, SURROUNDED BY LAUREL WREATH !
A VERY FULL STRIKE, WITH NO WEAK CENTERS !! THIS PIECE WAS STRUCK SO FULLY THAT IT HAS THE ONLY FULLY DEVELOPED LIBERTY CAP WITH ALL THE FOLDS PRESENT WE HAVE EVER SEEN- OUTSTANDING !!
PRESENTS VERY NICE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE ALMOST PROOF-LIKE FIELDS, AND THE WELL STRUCK RAISED DEVICES.
LOVELY SUBTLE BLUE-GREY COIN SILVER TONING WITH BEAUTIFUL IRIDESCENT GOLDEN ACCENTS !!
A LUSTROUS PIECE OF WHICH TIME HAS NOT DIMINISHED !
MINTED DURING 1862 FOR THE 41st ANNUAL MUNICIPAL LIMA, PERU INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
DUE TO THE SCARCITY OF COINAGE, THESE CELEBRATED 1862 INDEPENDENCE PIECES READILY CIRCULATED WITHIN THE POPULACE AS A 4 REALE VALUED SILVER PIECE, THUS CREATING IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, A MINT STATE PRESERVATION RARITY!
This rare albumin print bears the title "Vista general de Lima. El Palacio" and comes from the Sociedad Fotográfica Lima of the year 1862. The photograph shows a view of Lima. The foreground is dominated by the buildings of the city, whereas the background shows the high mountains on the horizon. (The first google earth map of Lima, 1862)
