Auction Catalogue

17 March 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1022

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17 March 2004

Hammer Price:
£130

A Small Collection of Peruvian tokens, Haciendas: Ancash, Santa, Dionisio Derteano, Hacienda Puente, cupro-nickel 20 and 10 Centavos, both 1878 (Rulau 1, 2); Cuzco, Quillabamba, M[ariano] P[ancorvo] C[arrasco], cupro-nickel Real (Rulau 7), B[enjamin] L[atorre], Hacienda Maranura, cupro-nickel 2 Reales (Rulau 11); Ica, Chincha, brass Una Tarea, 1850 (cf. Rulau 9); Palpa, E.H. y Co, Hacienda Santa Isabel de Lacra, copper 10 Lacra (Rulau 26); J.M. Monasi y Bueno, Haciendas de San José y San Rejis, copper 50 and 10 Centavos, former dated 1876 (Rulau 12, cf. 14); Lima, Cañete, Enrique Swayne, copper 2, 1 and Half-Centavos (Rulau 3-5); Unattributed, Solimano, Pisculich y Cia, Haciendas Santa Clara, brass 20 Centavos (Rulau –); Tambo, Hacienda Paramonga, brass 20 Centavos and uniface tin Half-Racion Cocida [half cooked ration] (Rulau –); Tambo de Caudivilla, brass 20 Centavos (Rulau –); Hacienda El Aguila, brass 10 Centavos (Rulau –); brass Una Tarea, 1850 (cf. Rulau 9) [16]. Generally fine to very fine, some better, many very rare (£80-100)

The una tarea of 1850 has been attributed to the Haciendas de San José y San Rejis by the Peruvian exonumist Luis de Aliaga