Bolivia 1884-PTS FE 10 centavos

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50327

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50327 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $499. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 10 Centavos, 1884. NGC PROOF-65. RARE. Lightly toned." This silver ten centavos, roughly equal to a dime, was struck in Potosi 1884-1900. It superseded similar ten centavos (KM 153.1-.3 and KM 158.1-.2) issued 1870-83. All types are fairly common tho varieties abound. The proof shown here is rare. Assayer FE is recorded for 1872-90.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.3 g, 0.900 fine silver, .066 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-158.3.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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