Bolivia 1821-PTS PJ 1/2 real

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Aureo sale 242, lot 256

This specimen was lot 256 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 140 € (about US$217 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1821. Potosí. PJ. Medio real. Bella. Brillo original. Rara así. S/C-. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, half real of 1821, Potosí mint. Very handsome, lustrous, rare thus, about uncirculated)."

This is an example of a type struck 1814-25 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). It superseded the bust of Carlos IV. Assayer PJ is listed for 1803-25.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .048 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15182, KM 90, Cal. 1374.

Source:

  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • 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, vol. 1, 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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