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BOLIVIA: Republic, AR 1/2 melgarejo, Potosí, 1867, PCGS AU detail

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - The Americas Start Price:65.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
BOLIVIA: Republic, AR 1/2 melgarejo, Potosí, 1867, PCGS AU detail
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BOLIVIA: Republic, AR 1/2 melgarejo, Potosí, 1867, Burnett-109, medallic issue, commemorating the entry of President Melgarejo into Potosí, bearded bust of Melgarejo left // panoramic view of Cerro Rico (depicted with two mine entrances), radiant sun above, horse-drawn carriage and officer on horseback leading soldiers marching left, light hairlines, gentle gray toning, PCGS graded AU detail. Cerro Rico is a mountain near the city of Potosí, famous for the vast quantity of silver mined there since the 16th century. The city was once one of the wealthiest in the Americas, a fact still memorialized in Spanish by the phrase, "valer un potosí" (to be worth a fortune).