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This specimen was lot 833 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]], Potosí, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1781 PR, rare, NGC XF details / cleaned, ex-Almenara. Broad flan with full rims and strong details for the assigned grade, a bit polished all over. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection." While silver coins from Bolivia exist in vast quantities, gold from Bolivia is scarce. For the colonial period, Colombia may be regarded as the most prolific issuer, followed by Mexico, followed by Peru. Bolivia, Chile and Guatemala are minor sources. This type was minted 1778-88 and is rare. The assayer PR appears for 1776-95.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.53 g, 0.901 fine gold, .392 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-12676]], Janson-69.4; Cal-1846; Fr-2; KM-58.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Bolivia 1780-PTS PR 4 escudos|1780 4 escudos]]
* [[Bolivia 1781-PTS PR 4 reales|1781 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1781-PTS PR 8 reales|1781 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1781-Mo FF 4 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1781-L MI 4 escudos]]
* [[Spain 1781-M PJ 4 escudos]]
* [[Bolivia 1783-PTS PR 4 escudos|1783 4 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1781]]

[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 37]][[Category:Gold coins of South America]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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