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| − | This specimen was lot 75151 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]]. Real, 1805-PTS PJ. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS MS-61. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1791-1809. The bust used on the 1791 is distinctly larger than that used on later dates, a phenomenon noted on the other denominations as well. Harris<sup>[ | + | This specimen was lot 75151 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]]. Real, 1805-PTS PJ. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS MS-61. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1791-1809. The bust used on the 1791 is distinctly larger than that used on later dates, a phenomenon noted on the other denominations as well. Harris<sup>[2]</sup> notes that Potosi one reales of Charles IV are tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint yet many dates are scarce. Assayer PJ is recorded for 1803-24. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 72,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 72,000. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 7 September 2026
This specimen was lot 75151 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Real, 1805-PTS PJ. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS MS-61. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1791-1809. The bust used on the 1791 is distinctly larger than that used on later dates, a phenomenon noted on the other denominations as well. Harris[2] notes that Potosi one reales of Charles IV are tied with Mexico City as the commonest mint yet many dates are scarce. Assayer PJ is recorded for 1803-24.
Recorded mintage: 72,000.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13489, KM-70; Cal-480.
- [2]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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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