Posted 11/06/2019 6:25 pm
Thanks for the link, I can not see it until I am approved.
Everything you say is correct. There is a hard to find book that gives a full explanation of the Arequipa 1/5 Sols and Dinero in Spanish called "Las Ultimas Acunaciones Provinciales 1883-1886" by Francisco Yabar Acuna.
For a great English source, see Horace Flatt The Coins of Independent Peru Volume 6 (very hard to find now unfortunately). In this volume (year 2000) he summaries Yabar's findings which were previously unknown to him when he wrote the earlier volumes in the early 90's.
I am not finished with my census work, but I believe you to be dead on accurate with the count of existent coins. I know of 9 unique coins (one of which I am in the process of double-checking to make sure it is unique) and I know of three more in Peru through second parties but have not personally verified. That makes 12. It's likely that there are a few more, so 15 is a very reasonable guess.
The Whittier example is likely the finest example in private hands. The Central Reserve Bank Museum in Peru has a mint state example.
I'll update this thread when my census is as satisfactory as possible.
And yes only one Dinero of Arequipa is known (it is photographed on the covers of the Yabar book mentioned).
German - your example is very appealing for this crude issue and I think you did well buying it when you did in 2014. It's a great coin to have.
Everything you say is correct. There is a hard to find book that gives a full explanation of the Arequipa 1/5 Sols and Dinero in Spanish called "Las Ultimas Acunaciones Provinciales 1883-1886" by Francisco Yabar Acuna.
For a great English source, see Horace Flatt The Coins of Independent Peru Volume 6 (very hard to find now unfortunately). In this volume (year 2000) he summaries Yabar's findings which were previously unknown to him when he wrote the earlier volumes in the early 90's.
I am not finished with my census work, but I believe you to be dead on accurate with the count of existent coins. I know of 9 unique coins (one of which I am in the process of double-checking to make sure it is unique) and I know of three more in Peru through second parties but have not personally verified. That makes 12. It's likely that there are a few more, so 15 is a very reasonable guess.
The Whittier example is likely the finest example in private hands. The Central Reserve Bank Museum in Peru has a mint state example.
I'll update this thread when my census is as satisfactory as possible.
And yes only one Dinero of Arequipa is known (it is photographed on the covers of the Yabar book mentioned).
German - your example is very appealing for this crude issue and I think you did well buying it when you did in 2014. It's a great coin to have.
