Bolivia 1762-P V 2 reales
The first specimen was lot 643 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $4,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1762V-Y-V, extremely rare (unlisted), NGC VF 30. The perfect companion piece to the Charles III 4R Royal 1760 listed above (lot 637), as this 2R is also unlisted and probably unique and particularly rare and desirable as having NO HOLE, with bold strike on a thick, even, perfectly round but small-diameter flan, the pillars side perfectly centered but the cross side placed just off-center enough to pick up the bold second date, the lions and castles in the quadrants curiously rotated 90 degrees, with contrasting toning in crevices. In fact, the entire Charles III type is unlisted in this denomination for Royals, hence we cannot even assign a Type from Calico or KM." The second specimen was lot 45034 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[2] noted, "BOLIVIA. Cob 2 Reales, 1762-P V-Y. Potosi Mint. Charles III. PCGS VF-30." The Cayón number given here is for the regular issue, which itself is not common. The SCWC lists all the dates 1760-73 but many are not priced.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, the first specimen 6.57 grams, the second specimen 6.30 g.
Catalog reference: S-P57; KM-43; Cal-688, Cayón-11468.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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