Bolivia 1873-PTS FE 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This silver fifty centavos (or half boliviano), roughly equal to a half dollar, was a one-year type struck in Potosi. It is the first year of an issue of fifty centavos under the reformed decimal system. A scarce variety exists with "500 MMs" instead of "500 Ms" in the reverse legend.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.3617 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 161.1.

Source:

• 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.

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