Bolivia 1952 7 gramos
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This specimen was part of lot 1020 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bolivia. 5 and 10 Bolivianos, 1952. KM-X#15, 11. Total weight 0.3376 ounce. 1952 Revolution Commemorative. Lot of 2 coins. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated." In 1952, a newly installed regime issued a series of four tokens in gold (3.5 g, 7 g, 14 g and 35 g gold) of which this is the most common. It was theoretically equal to ten bolivianos, which was a copper coin the size of a quarter.
Recorded mintage: 79,000.
Specification: 7.78 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.225 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM X11.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
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