Bolivia 1893-PTS CB 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver five centavos, roughly equal to a half dime, was struck for Bolivia in Potosi 1884-1900. It superseded a very similar coin (KM 157.1) issued 1872-84, which lacked the dash between "CENT" and "9 D FINO". Both types are fairly common tho varieties abound. Assayer CB is recorded for 1890-93 as well as an overdate, 1893/83.

Recorded mintage: 70,000.

Specification: 1.15 g, 0.900 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 157.2.

Source:

• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Bolivia, 1820-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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