Bolivia 1776-PTS JR 2 reales

This type was struck in Bolivia 1773-89. Two assayers are recorded for 1776, JR (scarce, shown here) and PR (common). Harris^[1] notes that Potosi two reales of Charles III are the commonest mint, ahead of Mexico City. This specimen is from a recent William Rosenblum sale (Littleton, CO, February 2012), where it sold for $151.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11569, KM 53.

Source:

• ^[2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• 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, vol. 1, 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.

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• Mexico 1776-Mo FM 2 reales
• Spain 1776-M PJ 2 reales
• 1776 4 reales
• 1776-PR 8 reales
• 1776-JR 8 reales
• 1778 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1776
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