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| − | ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11583]], KM-53. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11583]], KM-53. | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 27 August 2023
This specimen was lot 4261 in Goldberg sale 74 (Los Angeles, June 2013), where it sold for $287.50 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bolivia. 2 Reales, 1778-PR (Potosi). PCGS graded AU-55." This type was struck in Bolivia 1773-89. Assayer PR is recorded for 1776-95. Harris[2] notes that Potosi two reales of Charles III are the commonest mint, ahead of Mexico City.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-11583, KM-53.
- 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, vol. 1, 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.
- [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 74: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
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