Bolivia 1846-PTS R 8 soles

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from Steve Album sale 27, lot 1640
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This specimen was lot 1640 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA: Republic, AR 8 soles, 1846/5-PTS. A couple scratches in reverse field, with prominent chopmark on reverse, beautiful rainbow tone, EF." This type was struck in substantial quantities 1841-46 after Bolivian independence altho the mule (KM A103) is scarce. This coin often comes poorly struck on bad planchets. Later eight soles were struck to the same weight standard until 1859, when the weight was lowered to 20 grams. Bolivia converted to decimal coinage in 1864.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-103.

Source:

  • Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
  • Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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