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| − | ''Specification:'' 3.38 g, .903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11343]], KM 52, Cal-1608. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11343]], KM 52, Cal-1608. | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 27 August 2023
This is an example of a type struck 1773-89 at Potosi, Bolivia (then called Upper Peru). It was replaced in 1791 by the bust of Charles IV. Harris[1] notes that Potosi one reales of Charles III are nearly tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint. Assayer JR is recorded for 1767-76.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-11343, KM 52, Cal-1608.
- [1]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.
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