Bolivia 1795-PTS PR 4 reales

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71289

This specimen was lot 71289 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Reales, 1795-PTS PR. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS AU-55. With mottled sunset tones and well-preserved detail, this 4 Reales piece offers impressive eye appeal. A highly original example of the date. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This is an example of a type struck 1791-1808 at Potosi, Bolivia, in the name of Charles IV. Assayer PR is listed for 1776-95 and assayer PP for 1795-1802. Harris^[2] notes that Potosi four reales of Charles IV are the commonest mint, ahead of Mexico City. Recent hoard finds have only increased this number.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, KM-72; Cal-998.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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