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I have very strongly struck Carlos III which has almost the entire monogram, but on the horribly shaped cob it's very strange looking, like maybe it came from outer space. If I can get a decent photo I'll post it.
Charles III Potosi cob half R are rather scarce, I find... especially with decent strike and clear date showing.
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As to LVIS really being Philip - a 1725 LVIS would be better than a 1727, but it will be a long time before I find one, and until then the 1727 has the monogram which is all I was after.
Note that for Lima/Potosi half real pieces, as relates to Philip V vs. Luis... when someone says a piece "is" Luis, that means it displays the proper LVIS monogram. If the PHILIPVS monogram is showing, then that piece "is" Philip V.
So, for Lima, the only date that shows a LVIS monogram is 1725... all of that date are Luis, as far as I've seen. As mentioned, at least at some point, either Calico or Cayon's book listed 1726 Lima as Luis, but this seems to be incorrect - every 1726 Lima I've looked at is Philip. Don't bother looking in Krause... the Spain/New World issue simply (incorrectly) omits any separate reference to a Luis 1/2R.
DO note that the monograms can look similar to the untrained eye, which lends to the confusion. Other times, laymen aren't very good at deciphering old-style digit font, and also can be wrong about the positioning of the digits. Additionally, of course, everyone likes to think they have gold, so sometimes people see things which isn't there.
For Potosi, the dates 1725, 1726, 1727 are considered to exist with a LVIS monogram. All 1725 and 1726 pieces are Luis; 1727, I believe, can also exist with a Philip monogram.
From unscientific observation, the 1725 Potosi LVIS 1/2R is the most commonly seen Luis Potosi 1/2R... 1726 and 1727 are less frequently encountered.
Sedwick's
Practical Book... cobs primer I know has pics of clear (correct) LVIS monograms for the different mints'half R, and possibly some additionally info.
Posted 08/03/2013 9:18 pm
