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A few from the herd. Love Potosi mint products.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
This was technically my first "dollar"/paycheck. My first job was working in a coin shop, and the first week I spent there I got to sort and catalog an incredible collection of cob reales that had recently come in.
Saw this one and just couldn't hold myself back. Really nice subtle rainbow toning and lusterous surfaces. Asked the boss man how much he wanted for it, and his price was almost the same amount as my first paycheck.
I showed it to several knowledgeable people and got grade estimates ranging from VF30 to MS64. Though eye appeal and originality is much stronger than many lower MS cobs. It now resides in a PCGS AU58 Retro OGH holder. Also came with a Rudy Lewis Certificate, which sadly was misplaced while at PCGS.
1664 Potosi, Bolivia 8 Reales. Assayer E, 25.79g PCGS AU58
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1694 1-real from Potosi
Just liked the contrast.
Oh yeah, the friendly expression, too.
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I normally don't go for errors, but picked up this nice 8 reales earlier in the year.
Bolivia General Melgarejo 1865 coin:
Silver, 35.0 mm, 19.20 gm, 0.666 fine
Obverse:
General Melgarejo facing left
AL PACIFICADOR DE BOLIVIA F.P.
Reverse:
GRATITUD DEL PUEBLO POTOSINO EN 1865 AL VALOR DEL JENERAL MELGAREJO
666 Ms 400 Gs
"To the peacemaker of Bolivia gratitude of the town of Potosi in 1865 to the valor of General Melgarejo"
The initials "F.P." are of the mint assayer 'F' for Fortunato Equivar and 'P' for his unrecorded assistant.
Manuel Mariano Melgarejo Valencia (1818-1871) was dictator of Bolivia from December 28, 1864, to January 15, 1871.
Melgarejo was one of the most incompetent leaders of Bolivia.
He came to power by murdering his predecessor, then ruthlessly suppressed the opposition and assaulted the traditional rights of the country's population.
He also managed to give parts of Bolivia to Brazil and Chile.
Eventually opposition to Melgarejo succeeded in ridding the country of his tyranny. On January 15, 1871, he was toppled by the army commander, General Morales. He fled to Lima where he was assassinated later that year by his lover's brother.
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Melgarejo
Numista:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42613.html
The Numista website states that the coin is 37 mm and 20 gm but my coin is 35.0 mm and 19.20 gm.
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