Bolivia 1693-P VR 4 reales
This specimen was lot 732 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1693 VR, ex-Ponte. Very large, odd-shaped flan with full crown above full pillars, bold full cross, two full dates, three assayers and mintmarks, full king's ordinal II, hairline edge-split, nice XF with very light toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." This type was struck in the name of the degenerate Charles II 1667-1701. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.64 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7502; S-P40; KM-25; Cal-540.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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