Currency of Bolivia

Ponterio sale 151, lot 6100

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Banco Nacional de Bolivia

The first specimen was lot 6100 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $368. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. Banco Nacional de Bolivia. 5 Bolivanos, 1.1.1892. P-S212a. Pressed. VERY FINE."

Banco de Comercio

Heritage sale 3005, lot 22843

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The second specimen was lot 22843 in Heritage sale 3005 (Long Beach, May 2009), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description noted, "Bolivia. El Banco de Comercio 50 Bolivianos 1900, Pick S-135, VG, rough edges with tears along the folds. Very strong signature and colors."

Banco Francisco Argandona

Heritage sale 3005, lot 22846

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The third specimen was lot 22846 in Heritage sale 3005 (Long Beach, May 2009), where it sold for $345. The catalog description noted, "Bolivia. El Banco Francisco Argandona 5 Bolivianos 1907, Pick S-150, strong VF, nice corners, some roughness on the edges around the folds. Strong colors and signatures."

Sources:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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