Bolivia 1887-PTS FE 20 centavos

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 40640
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This specimen was lot 40640 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 20 Centavos, 1887-PTS FE. Potosi Mint. NGC MS-63." This silver twenty centavos was struck in Potosi 1884-1907. It superseded similar twenty centavos (KM 154.1-.3 and KM 159.1) issued 1870-83. All types are fairly common tho varieties abound. Assayer FE is recorded for 1872-90.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 4.6 g, 0.900 fine silver, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-159.2.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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