Bolivia 1869-PTS FE boliviano

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53855

This specimen was lot 53855 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Boliviano, 1869-PTS FE. Potosi Mint. NGC AU-55." This specimen is from Bolivia's first decimal reform of 1864-69. This subtype has a slightly smaller diameter than the prior issue (KM 152.1). Altho it is common, it is the only denomination struck in 1869. The silver boliviano effectively ended in 1875; later dates (1877, 1879, 1884, 1887, 1893) exist but they are very rare.

Recorded mintage: 260,000 (assayers FE and FP).

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-152.2.

Source:

• 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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