Bolivia 1798-PTS PP 8 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a series struck 1791-1808 in Bolivia during the reign of Charles IV. It is a common date, though the SCWC values it about 50% more than the contemporary Mexican issue. Assayer PP is recorded for the years 1795-1802.

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-13906, KM 73.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.

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