Bolivia 1905-PTS AB 50 centavos
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This silver fifty centavos, roughly equal to a half dollar, was struck in Potosi 1900-08. It superseded a very similar coin (KM 161.5) issued 1891-1900. This type is common tho varieties abound. Assayer MM is recorded for 1899-1908 and AB for 1905-06. The first specimen was part of lot 26610 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), which sold for $381.88. The catalog description[1] noted, "A 19 Piece Lot of Republic 50 Centavos 1891-1909, lot includes 19 pieces with 16 different dates. Grades range from VF to UNC, some weakly struck or cleaned."
Recorded mintage: 1,690,000 (including assayer MM).
Specification: 11.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .332 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 175.1.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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