Bolivia 1807-PTS PJ escudo

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from Sedwick Auction 37, lot 861
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This specimen was lot 861 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $3,240. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1807 PJ, rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, ex-Almenara.Very choice luster and rims, central details on reverse 100% sharp and MS quality but bust slightly weaker, light in color. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." This type is very scarce as is most colonial gold from Bolivia.

Recorded mintage: 1,123.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14135, Janson-75.19; Cal-1193; Fr-17; KM-78.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

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