Bolivia 1823-PTS PJ 2 reales

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3268

This specimen was lot 3268 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 2 Reales, 1823-PJ. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Attractive toning present. Luster shows through with sharp details. Quite nice for type." This is an example of a type struck 1813-25 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). It superseded the bust of Carlos IV. Assayer PJ is listed for 1803-25.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, .896 fine silver, .194 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15605, KM-83.

Source:

• 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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