Bolivia 1803-PTS PJ 4 escudos
This specimen was lot 88 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1803PJ, rare, encapsulated NGC AU 53, finest and only specimen in NGC census. Bold strike and lustrous, faintly toned, looks MS or at least AU 58 but with a couple tiny marks restricting its grade (also small natural flaws on cheek), still remarkable as the only specimen slabbed by NGC (finest specimen on record). NGC 4226247-011." 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 1791-1808 and is scarce.
Recorded mintage: 408.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, .380 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14410, CT-254; KM 80, Fr-15.
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- 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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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