Bolivia 1809-PTS 1/4 real
This specimen was lot 51341 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 1/4 Real, 1809-PTS. Potosi Mint. Ferdinand VII. NGC MS-63. Variety with tall narrow gate on castle. A wonderful Choice example of the RARE final date of Cuartillo production from Potosi. The coin's argent and exceedingly lustrous fields contrast stunningly with the frosted devices. Tied with one other for finest certified by NGC, a collector could hardly ask for a better example of the date. From the EMO Collection. Ex: Whittier Collection." This is an example of a type struck 1796-1809 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). Silver quarter reales are also known from Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Peru and Colombia. After independence, production of quarter reales would not resume until 1852.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14981, EMO-749.2 (Plate coin); KM-82; Cal-284.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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