Bolivia 1881-PTS FE 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver ten centavos, roughly equal to a dime, was struck in Potosi 1875-83. It superseded similar ten centavos (KM 153.1-.3 and KM 158.1-.2) issued 1872-75. All types are fairly common tho varieties abound. Assayer FE is recorded for 1872-90. Prior issues of 1872-75 read "9 D^S FINO" instead of "9 D FINO" shown here. This type is common but varieties exist for this date.

Recorded Mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 2.3 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 158.2.

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.

Link to:

• 1878 centavo
• 1878 10 centavos
• 1879 20 centavos "Daza"
• 1882 10 centavos
• 1883-A copper-nickel 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1881