Bolivia 1788-PTS PR 2 reales

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75085
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This specimen was lot 75085 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $244. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 2 Reales, 1788-PTS PR. Potosi Mint. Charles III. PCGS AU-53. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck in Bolivia 1773-89. Assayer PR served 1776-95. Harris[2] notes that Potosi two reales of Charles III are fairly common, with about five-eighths as many reported as Mexico City. In 1786, the alloy was slightly debased, from 0.903 to 0.896 fine.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.76 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11674, KM-53; Cal-740.

Source:

  • [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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