Bolivia 1788-PTS PR 4 escudos

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Aureo sale 232, lot 1316
Sedwick Treasure Auction 38, lot 843
Sedwick 38-0843r.jpg

The first specimen shown was lot 1316 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 963 euros (about US$1,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1788/7. Potosí. PR. 4 escudos. (Cal. 372 var). Rectificación de fecha muy clara y no reseñada en Krause. Hojitas. Bonito color. Muy rara. MBC-/MBC+. (Charles III, 1759-88, four escudos of 1788, Potosi mint, obvious overdate not listed in Krause. Marks, good color, very rare very fine.)

This type was issued from Potosi 1778-88; all dates are rare. The second specimen was lot 843 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $5,100. The catalog description[2] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1788/7 PR, very rare, NGC AU 53, finest known in NGC census. Clear overdate (unlisted in all references except for Janson) in a year with very low mintage (just 437 coins), strong luster, just some light high-point wear."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.875 fine gold, .393 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Janson-69.11.1; Cayón-12728, KM 58, Fr-2, Cal-372.

Sources:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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.
  • [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

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