Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1665-PoRS 8 Reales. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Philip IV (1621-1665). Restrepo M46.40. EF-40 (PCGS).
26.82 grams. Countermarked 600 (reis) for Brazil, KM 19.1, by the law of March 22, 1663. Smooth light silver gray surfaces showcase well defined details, including a complete mintmark, nearly complete (but perfectly clear) 1665 date, and RS of the assayer initials. The reverse is well centered and nicely struck, as is the countermark 600, which is vertically oriented in the upper left quadrant. An old scratch right of the shield and some minor areas of granularity are noted but are not severe.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00
26.82 grams. Countermarked 600 (reis) for Brazil, KM 19.1, by the law of March 22, 1663. Smooth light silver gray surfaces showcase well defined details, including a complete mintmark, nearly complete (but perfectly clear) 1665 date, and RS of the assayer initials. The reverse is well centered and nicely struck, as is the countermark 600, which is vertically oriented in the upper left quadrant. An old scratch right of the shield and some minor areas of granularity are noted but are not severe.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00