Bolivia 1860-PTS FJ sol
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This specimen was lot 72312 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Sol, 1860-PTS FJ. Potosi Mint. PCGS MS-63. Light ash gray toning with a bold depiction of Simon Bolivar. Most of this type was spent, not saved, so to find one this choice is most unusual." This type, which restored the fineness to 903 thousandths, was struck 1860-63 in some numbers. When the eight soles was reduced from 27 g to 20 g in 1859, all the minor coinage shrank proportionately.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.903 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-134.2.
- 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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