Bolivia 1804-PTS PJ 4 reales
This specimen was lot 71296 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Reales, 1804-PTS PJ. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-53. This wholesome piece offers abundant well-struck detail. The moderate toning displays subtle hues of crimson and burnt orange that shine vividly under the light. A charming and problem-free piece. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This is an example of a type struck 1791-1808 at Potosi, Bolivia, in the name of Charles IV. Assayer PJ is recorded for 1803-24. Harris[2] notes that Potosi four reales of Charles IV are the commonest mint, ahead of Mexico City. Recent hoard finds have only increased this number.
Recorded mintage: 53,000.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13794, KM-72; Cal-839.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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