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January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1779-SF 8 Escudos. Popayán mint. Carlos III (1759-1788). Restrepo M73.22. EF-45 (PCGS).
Pleasing medium yellow gold with deeper toning at the rims on the obverse, more profoundly toned on the reverse, showing a blend of coppery gold, violet, and pale blue. Attractive and free of major problems, though two tiny nicks are noted behind the king's head, one hidden within the G of D.G. In the 1973 sale where this was acquired, Hans Schulman noted that this date had been "in the past 13 years only once on the market" and described it as "very rare." Calicó considers it just scarce.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Pleasing medium yellow gold with deeper toning at the rims on the obverse, more profoundly toned on the reverse, showing a blend of coppery gold, violet, and pale blue. Attractive and free of major problems, though two tiny nicks are noted behind the king's head, one hidden within the G of D.G. In the 1973 sale where this was acquired, Hans Schulman noted that this date had been "in the past 13 years only once on the market" and described it as "very rare." Calicó considers it just scarce.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Hans M.F. Schulman's sale of February 1973, lot 236.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1500.00