Bolivia 1780-PTS PR 4 escudos

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Sedwick sale 11, lot 100

The specimen shown was lot 100 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1780PR, rare. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) XF, well centered and well struck." While silver coins from Bolivia exist in vast quantities, gold from Bolivia is scarce. For the colonial period, Colombia may be regarded as the most prolific issuer, followed by Mexico, followed by Peru. Bolivia, Chile and Guatemala are minor sources. This type was minted 1778-88 and is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.901 fine gold, .393 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 13.4 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12670, CT-364; KM-58.

Source:

  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.

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