Bolivia 1879-PTS FE boliviano
This type was struck in large quantities 1872-77 after Bolivia converted to decimal coinage in 1864. The boliviano was adopted as the successor to the old eight soles (or sueldos; the sources do not agree) and struck in various forms 1864-93. The series contains many rare dates and varieties but this one is common. The silver boliviano effectively ended in 1875; later dates (1877, 1879 (shown here), 1884, 1887, 1893) exist but they are very rare. This specimen was lot 30300 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Boliviano, 1879-FE. NGC EF-45. Scarce date."
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, edge reeded.
Catalog reference: KM-160.2.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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