Bolivia 1790-PTS PR 4 escudos

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Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 2014
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This specimen was lot 2014 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $21,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Escudos, 1790/89-PTS PR. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. NGC AU-58. The only certified example of the date on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. Two-year transitional bust type with the bust of Charles III, but in the name of Charles IV (ordinal IV). This EXTREMELY RARE and attractive example exhibits a bold strike with lustrous satiny surfaces and hints of flash that pop out with rotated in the light. A few small unobtrusive planchet laminations are noticed on the obverse purely mentioned for accuracy, but are hardly a distraction for this seldom encountered issue. Charming and attractive, with a clear overdate, this gently circulated piece is pleasing to the eye sure to garner much attention for collectors. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Purchased privately from Mike Dunigan circa late 1970's." 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 1789-91 and is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-67; cf. Cal-1520, Cayón-14324.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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