Bolivia 1854-PTS MJ 8 scudos

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30379

This specimen was lot 30379 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 8 Escudos 1854 PTS-MJ, AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC. Exceptionally pleasing for the designation with a bolder strike than most. A great deal of the original luster remains in the fields. While the visual impact is truly minimal, a light wipe to the right of Bolivar's bust accounts for the 'surface hairlines' designation." This type was struck 1852-57 and is not rare but usually found impaired.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 116, Fr-34.

Source:

• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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