Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1793-JJ 8 Escudos. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). Restrepo M97.8. UNC Detail - Cleaned (PCGS).
Described in 1980 as possessing "full mint bloom and exceptionally nice lustre," both of which remain evident today. The surfaces are light yellow gold with a greenish tint, and the aesthetic appeal is excellent. There are a few too many hairlines visible on both sides, but the strike is sharp and the fields are notably free of contact marks. A thin planchet fissure extends from the rim near 11:00 into the top of the king's head, and a raised die line from the last two I's of the ordinal to the hair ribbon identifies this obverse die. A better than typical specimen.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Described in 1980 as possessing "full mint bloom and exceptionally nice lustre," both of which remain evident today. The surfaces are light yellow gold with a greenish tint, and the aesthetic appeal is excellent. There are a few too many hairlines visible on both sides, but the strike is sharp and the fields are notably free of contact marks. A thin planchet fissure extends from the rim near 11:00 into the top of the king's head, and a raised die line from the last two I's of the ordinal to the hair ribbon identifies this obverse die. A better than typical specimen.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From RARCOA's 1980 CICF sale, May 1980, lot 128.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00