Bolivia 1891-PTS CB 50 centavos
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This silver fifty centavos, roughly equal to a half dollar, was struck in Potosi 1891-1900. It superseded a very similar coin (KM 161.4) issued 1884-91. This type is common tho varieties abound. The catalog mentions subtype KM 161.4 for 1891 but lists it as very rare. Assayer CB is recorded for 1890-94, 1897-99 and assayer ES for 1894-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 11.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .332 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 161.5.
- 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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