Bolivia 1789-PTS PR 8 reales KM 64

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a series struck 1789-90 in Potosi at the beginning of the reign of Charles IV of Spain. As a transitional type, it bears the bust of Charles III and the name of Charles IV. Many of these pesos ended up being overstruck in Brazil for use as 960 réis.

Recorded mintage: unknown. Later dates, similarly priced, have mintages about 2-4 million.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine, .780 ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13831, KM 64.

Source:

• 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.
• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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