Bolivia 1862-PTS FP 8 soles
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This specimen was lot 40632 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 8 Soles, 1862-PTS FP. Potosi Mint. NGC AU-53." This type was struck 1859-1863 at the Potosi mint. The denomination on the coin is written as '400 Gs' rather than '8 soles' as with earlier issues. Assayer FJ and overdate 1862/1 are noted for the year. Bolivia converted to decimal coinage in 1864.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-138.6.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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