Bolivia 1769-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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Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1770 cob 4 reales * [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales"

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Text replacement - "* [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales" to "* 1770 cob 4 reales * [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales"

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[[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales Ponterio 142-1948.jpg|550px|thumb|photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates]]

This is one of a series struck 1767-70 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). Gilboy[1] lists the date as "normal" (more than 500 pieces known to exist) with numerous varieties recorded. The specimen shown is a "fancy 9/8," and is a slightly scarcer variety. The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the rare 1767 date. Harris[2] 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 (Gilboy[1] estimates about 72,000).

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

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11732]], Gilboy P-4-3c, KM 49.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* [1]Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* Yonaka, Brad, ''A Variety Guide to the Pillar Coinage of the Guatemala, Bogota, Lima, Potosi, and Santiago Mints, 1752-1771,'' Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2018.
* [2]Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* 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.

''Links to:''
* [[Peru 1764-L JM 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 4 reales|1767 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 2 reales|1769 2 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1769-Mo MF 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 8 reales|1769 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales|1770 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1769]]
* return to coins of [[Bolivia]]

[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown (Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> estimates about 72,000).
-''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-11732]], Gilboy P-4-3c, KM 49.

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 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * 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.
 ''Links to:''

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 [[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 [[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-[[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales Ponterio 142-1948.jpg|550px|thumb|photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates]]
+[[Image:Bolivia 1769 4 reales Ponterio 142-1948.jpg|550px|thumb|Ponterio sale 142, lot 1948]]
 This is one of a series struck 1767-70 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> lists the date as "normal" (more than 500 pieces known to exist) with numerous varieties recorded. The specimen shown is a "fancy 9/8," and is a slightly scarcer variety. The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the rare 1767 date. Harris<sup>[2]</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.
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 * return to coins of [[Bolivia]]
-[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
+[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 142]]

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 * [[Peru 1769-L JM 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 8 reales|1769 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales|1770 4 reales]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1769]]

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 ''Links to:''
-* [[Peru 1764-L JM 4 reales]]
+* [[Bolivia 1768-P VY 4 reales|1768 cob 4 reales]]
-* [[Bolivia 1767-PTS JR 4 reales|1767 4 reales]]
+* [[Bolivia 1768-PTS JR 4 reales|1768 pillar 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 2 reales|1769 2 reales]]
 * [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales]]
 * [[Mexico 1769-Mo MF 4 reales]]