Bolivia 1788-PTS PR 8 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 300

This specimen was lot 300 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,223 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1788. Carlos III. Potosí. PR. 8 escudos. Sin clavos en la armadura. Bellísima. Brillo original. Ex Colección Elariz. Muy rara así. S/C. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, eight escudos of 1788, Potosi mint, without rivets on armor. Exquisite, original luster, very rare thus, uncirculated.)"

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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW, this specimen 27 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12128, KM 59, AC. 2075, Cal.Onza 842.

Source:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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