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| − | This is an example of a type struck 1791-1809 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). It was replaced in 1813 by the [[Bolivia 1816-PTS PJ real|bust of Ferdinand VII]]. Harris<sup>[1]</sup> notes that Potosi one reales of Charles IV are tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint. Assayer PP is recorded for 1795-1803. Assayer PR is also noted for 1795 but is substantially scarcer. | + | This is an example of a type struck 1791-1809 at Potosi, [[Bolivia]] (then called Upper Peru). It was replaced in 1813 by the [[Bolivia 1816-PTS PJ real|bust of Ferdinand VII]]. Harris<sup>[1]</sup> notes that Potosi one reales of Charles IV are tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint. Assayer PP is recorded for 1795-1803. Assayer PR is also noted for 1795 but is substantially scarcer. |
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Revision as of 12:48, 7 October 2020
This is an example of a type struck 1791-1809 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). It was replaced in 1813 by the bust of Ferdinand VII. Harris[1] notes that Potosi one reales of Charles IV are tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint. Assayer PP is recorded for 1795-1803. Assayer PR is also noted for 1795 but is substantially scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, .896 fine silver, .097 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 70.
- [1]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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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