Bolivia 1793-PTS PR 4 escudos

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 31057

This specimen was lot 31057 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 4 Escudos, 1793-PTS PR. Potosi Mint. Charles IV. PCGS EF-40. Though displaying some evidence of handling and circulation, this example is problem free and demonstrates a wholesome originality to it. A solid and presentable example of this RARELY encountered date. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.875 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, Fr-15; KM-80; Cal-1524.

Source:

• 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.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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