Argentina 1815-PTS FL 2 soles
This specimen was lot 70228 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. 2 Soles, 1815-PTS FL. Potosi Mint. NGC EF-45. Displaying a wholesome color and strike, this incredibly enchanting example provides collectors with an attractive example of a less commonly encountered type." After General Belgrano captured the villa of Potosí, the general assembly in Buenos Aires issued a law authorizing the minting of the first Argentinian coins on April 13, 1813 in silver and gold. Striking continued until November of the same year when the villa of Potosí was recaptured by forces loyal to the Spanish crown. The mint was reoccupied by General Rondeau and the similar designs previously mentioned were struck in 1815 from April to November, when the Spanish forces once again retook the villa of Potosí. The Potosi mint also struck two reales for Argentina (KM 3) in 1815.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 12; CJ-12.1.3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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