Bolivia 1864 centecimo
This specimen was lot 1227 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,210. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Republic. 1825-present. CU Centesimo. Potosí mint. Dated 1864. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64 BN. Lovely brown unimpaired surfaces. A rare one year type with a total mintage of 10,000, a miniscule [mintage] for a small copper coin. None graded higher. Purchased from Frank Lapa, April 1967." This scarce type is the only one of the denomination produced during Bolivia's first decimal coinage of 1864-69. In 1878, a one centavo was introduced and minted sporadically thereafter.
Recorded mintage: 10,000.
Specification: copper, this specimen Ø20 mm, 4.01 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 147; Y 24.
- Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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