Bolivia 1822-PTS PJ 4 reales
This specimen was lot 71305 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Reales, 1822-PTS PJ. Potosi Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS EF-40. Displaying a well-centered strike and elegantly toned surfaces with hints of iridescent color, this 4 Reales piece is a handsome offering. While the centers are just a touch weakly struck, the details are well preserved. An appealing piece with great originality. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This is an example of a type struck 1816-25 at Potosi, Bolivia, in the name of Ferdinand VII. Assayer PJ is recorded for 1803-24. This is listed as a common type, cheaper than Ferdinand VII four reales from Peru or Mexico, but it is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15760, KM-88; Cal-1105.
- 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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