Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 4 reales - Revision history

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Text replacement - "* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008. " to "* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019. "

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1767 cob 2 reales * [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 2 reales"

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Text replacement - "* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 2 reales" to "* 1767 cob 2 reales * [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 2 reales"

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[[Image:Bolivia 1767 4 reales obv Heritage 3010-20235.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3010, lot 20235]]
[[Image:Bolivia 1767 4 reales rev Heritage 3010-20235.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 20235 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos III Pillar 4 Reales 1767JR, sharp AU, exceptionally bold and attractive, lightly toned with some underlying faint hairlines. Very rare grade for this date." This is one of a series struck 1767-70 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). Gilboy[2] lists the date as "scarce".

The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the rare 1767 date. Harris[3] lists the Charles III pillar four reales in order of abundance: [[Mexico]], Potosi, [[Guatemala]], Lima (scarce), Santiago (very rare). Specimens in high grade are very rare. In 1771, milled coinage was suspended at the Potosi mint in favor of the resumption of cob production. The mintmaster was rebuked for this and forced to return to milling coins in 1773 with the introduction of portrait coinage.

Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy[1] depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11721]], Gilboy P-4-1, KM 49.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* [2]Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* [3]Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias,'' 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
* Harper, David C., ed., ''North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
* [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

''Links to:''
* [[Peru 1764-L JM 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 1/2 real|1767 ½ real]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR real|1767 1 real]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 2 reales|1767 2 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-P V 4 reales|1767 cob 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1767-G P 4 Reales]]
* [[Peru 1767-L JM 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1766-Mo MF 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 8 reales|1767 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1768-PTS JR 8 reales|1768 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 4 reales|1769 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1767]]
* return to coins of [[Bolivia]]

[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3010]]

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 * <sup>[3]</sup>Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
 * Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias,'' 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
-* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
+* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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 This specimen was lot 20235 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Carlos III Pillar 4 Reales 1767JR, sharp AU, exceptionally bold and attractive, lightly toned with some underlying faint hairlines. Very rare grade for this date."  This is one of a series struck 1767-70 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). Gilboy<sup>[2]</sup> lists the date as "scarce".
-The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the rare 1767 date. Harris<sup>[3]</sup> lists the Charles III pillar four reales in order of abundance: [[Mexico]], Potosi, [[Guatemala]], Lima (scarce), Santiago (very rare). Specimens in high grade are very rare. In 1771, milled coinage was suspended at the Potosi mint in favor of the resumption of cob production. The mintmaster was rebuked for this and forced to return to milling coins in 1773 with the introduction of portrait coinage.
+The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the rare 1767 date. Harris<sup>[3]</sup> lists the Charles III pillar four reales in order of abundance: [[Mexico]], Potosi, [[Guatemala]], Lima (scarce), Santiago (very rare). Specimens in high grade are very rare. In 1771, milled coinage was suspended at the Potosí mint in favor of the resumption of cob production. The mintmaster was rebuked for this and forced to return to milling coins in 1773 with the introduction of portrait coinage.
 Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date.

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 * [[Bolivia 1767-P V 4 reales|1767 cob 4 reales]]
 * [[Guatemala 1767-G P 4 Reales]]
 * [[Peru 1767-L JM 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 8 reales|1767 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1768-PTS JR 8 reales|1768 8 reales]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11721]], Gilboy P-4-1, KM 49.

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 * [[Bolivia 1767-P VY real|1767 cob real]]
 * [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR real|1767 1 real]]
 * [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 2 reales|1767 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1767-P V 4 reales|1767 cob 4 reales]]