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| − | Royals are known of this type from the | + | Royals are known of this type from the Potosí mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosí mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. This specimen was lot 13030 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BOLIVIA. 8 Reales, 1691-PVR. Potosi Mint. Charles II (1665-1700). Royal presentation strike. Holed at 11 o'clock with some spots of tooling, traces of gilding." |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .931 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-7650]], KM-R26; Lazaro-229; Calbeto-1110; Ca-type-75#329. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-7650]], KM-R26; Lazaro-229; Calbeto-1110; Ca-type-75#329. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ||
* 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. | * 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 | + | * 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. |
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction,'' World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction,'' World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Bolivia 1690-P VR 8 reales|1690 | + | * [[Bolivia 1690-P VR 8 reales|1690 "royal" 8 reales]] |
| − | * [[Bolivia 1692-P VR 8 reales|1692 | + | * [[Bolivia 1691-P VR 4 reales|1691 4 reales]] |
| + | * [[Bolivia 1692-P VR 8 reales|1692 "royal" 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1691]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1691]] | ||
* return to [[Bolivia]] | * return to [[Bolivia]] | ||
[[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sales 176, 177, 178]] | [[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sales 176, 177, 178]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 24 August 2025
Royals are known of this type from the Potosí mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosí mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. This specimen was lot 13030 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 8 Reales, 1691-PVR. Potosi Mint. Charles II (1665-1700). Royal presentation strike. Holed at 11 o'clock with some spots of tooling, traces of gilding."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7650, KM-R26; Lazaro-229; Calbeto-1110; Ca-type-75#329.
- 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
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