1773-PTS JR Bolivia Silver 2 Reales – Charles III PCGS VF35

1773-PTS JR Bolivia Silver 2 Reales – Charles III PCGS VF35

This is a colonial Spanish silver 2 Reales from the Potosí Mint in Bolivia (Upper Peru), struck during the reign of King Charles III. A solid representative of 18th-century Bolivian colonial coinage.

Key Details:

•  Issuer: Spanish Colonial Bolivia (Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata)

•  Ruler: Charles III

•  Mint: Potosí (PTS)

•  Assayer: JR

•  Date: 1773

•  Catalog References: Calico-712 

•  Composition: .917 silver

•  Certification: PCGS VF35

•  Obverse: Laureate bust of Charles III right. Legend: CAROLUS • III • DEI • GRATIA

•  Reverse: Crowned Spanish coat of arms between two Pillars of Hercules. Legend: HISPAN • ET • IND • REX • 2R • PTS • JR

These smaller colonial reales were workhorse coins of the Spanish Empire, widely used in South American trade.

Condition:

PCGS VF35 — pleasing circulated surfaces with clear portrait and shield details for the grade. Good eye appeal in a mid-grade holder.

This certified colonial 2 Reales is a nice addition for collectors of Spanish colonial, Bolivian, or Latin American silver.

Coin pictured is the exact one you will receive.