Bolivia 1659-P E 2 reales
This specimen was lot 444 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €150 (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1659. Felipe IV. Potosí. E. 2 reales. Triple fecha, una parcial. Muy redonda. MBC. (Bolivia, Philip IV, 1621-65, two reales of 1659, Potosí mint, three dates, one partial, very round, very fine.)"
As part of the reform of 1652, the date was moved to the center of the obverse, greatly increasing the percentage of production with legible dates. Assayer "E" (Antonio de Ergueta) was brought in to clean house and served 1650-79. This type was issued until 1667.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6,95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 16, Cal-892, Cayón-5972.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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