Bolivia 1855-PAZ F 4 soles KM-130
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This specimen was lot 71323 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Soles, 1855-PAZ F. La Paz Mint. PCGS MS-63. This gorgeous Mint State piece is sharply struck from fresh dies and offers brilliant surfaces nearly devoid of toning. A gleaming and attractive example. From the Pat Johnson Collection." The La Paz mint used two different heads of Bolivar while striking four soles; the "fine head", sent from Potosi, used 1853-55, and this "crude head", locally made, used 1855-58. This one is slightly more common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.5 g, 0.667 fine silver, 0.289 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-130.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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