The Lissner Collection, Lot: 2032. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERU, Republic. 1821-present. AR 1/4 Real (12mm, 0.76 g, 6h). Arequipa mint. Dated 1839. KM 143.2. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Moderately toned choice uncirculated with full underlying luster. Extremely rare type coin. Only two encapsulated, both in MS 63. One of the rarest minor coins of Peru. Richard waited many years to find this coin, and it is a true jewel in the crown of the Lissner collection.