Bolivia 1863-PTS FP sol

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 35269

This specimen was lot 35269 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Sol, 1863-PTS FP. Potosi Mint. PCGS MS-63. Variety with large head and stars." This type, which restored the fineness to 903 thousandths, was struck 1860-63 in some numbers. In 1864, Bolivia converted to decimal coinage and the one sol was abandoned.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-134.2.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1862 sol
• 1863 ½ sol
• 1863 2 soles
• 1863 8 soles
• Coins and currency dated 1863