Bolivia 1937 10 centavos
This specimen was lot 1259 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $393.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Republic. 1825-present. Proof CU-NI 10 Centavos. Dated 1937. Plain edge. In NGC encapsulation graded Proof 65 Cameo. Gem brilliant proof. Unlisted in KM as a proof. An extremely rare one year type. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 2006. Ex Austrian Mint Duplicates." This copper-nickel type of 1937 is common tho the SCWC mentions no proofs. It is accompanied by a fifty centavos (KM 181).
Recorded mintage: 20,000,000.
Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, this specimen Ø22 mm, 4.47 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 180.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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