Bolivia 1755-P q 8 reales
This specimen was lot 73117 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Cob 8 Reales, 1755-P q. Potosi Mint. Ferdinand VI. PCGS VF-25. This handsome cob presents a strong application of details, with exceptionally clear legends and devices. Circulation is moderate, and not defacing, making this piece a wonderous representative of the type." The Spanish colony of Upper Peru produced hammered cob coinage at the Potosí mint from 1573 to 1773, with a major debasement scandal and subsequent reform occurring in 1649-1652. The period 1767-1770 saw simultaneous issue of milled columnarios. The royal or presentation issues are very rare and highly sought after, while the regular strikes vary in price according to the visibility of the date, mint, and assayer initials.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 silver, 0.798 oz ASW, this specimen 26.21 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-10607, KM-40; Cal-372.
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- 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.
- Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 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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