Venezuela 1887 5 bolivares
This specimen was lot 2395 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. 5 Bolivares, 1887. Caracas Mint. NGC MS-61. Extremely difficult to locate in Mint State, this example is awash with a silver luster that cartwheels light in an attractive fashion. Some light signs of handling, though perhaps less than the amount expected for the grade. This completely wholesome crown-sized beauty is sure to enthrall the legions of adherents to Venezuelan issues. From the Centuria Collection." This type was struck at various mints (a Caracas product is shown here) 1879, 1886-89, 1900-05, 1910-12, 1919, 1921-29, 1935-36. This date is common up thru Very Fine.
Recorded mintage: 500,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y24.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stohr, Tomas, El Circulante en la Capitania General de Venezuela, Caracas, Banco Central de Venezuela, 1998.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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