Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1652-PoRAS 8 Reales. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Philip IV (1621-1665). Restrepo M46.10. EF-40 (PCGS).
26.65 grams. A spectacular example with a superb century-old provenance. Medium silver gray with outstanding metal quality and surfaces, showing hints of blue toning deep within some recesses. Boldly double struck and showing two parallel assayer initials, one set of which appears atop a column. The mintmark is clear, as is the last digit of the date, though the others are soft. A good deal of peripheral legend is seen on both sides, including the king's ordinal on the reverse. The denomination is visible but affected by broad double striking that limits the quality of the detail on the shield. The color, sharpness, and eye appeal make this one of the most desirable specimens of this type known. Its pedigree to the famous cabinet of José T. Medina serves to make this coin even more notable and important.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
26.65 grams. A spectacular example with a superb century-old provenance. Medium silver gray with outstanding metal quality and surfaces, showing hints of blue toning deep within some recesses. Boldly double struck and showing two parallel assayer initials, one set of which appears atop a column. The mintmark is clear, as is the last digit of the date, though the others are soft. A good deal of peripheral legend is seen on both sides, including the king's ordinal on the reverse. The denomination is visible but affected by broad double striking that limits the quality of the detail on the shield. The color, sharpness, and eye appeal make this one of the most desirable specimens of this type known. Its pedigree to the famous cabinet of José T. Medina serves to make this coin even more notable and important.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From the collection of José T. Medina. Plated in Medina's 1919 Las Monedas Coloniales Hispanoamericanas as number 304.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00