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January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1800/79-JJ 8 Escudos. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). Restrepo M97.22. MS-63 (PCGS).
An extraordinary piece, with rarely encountered deep medium yellow gold color and gem-caliber luster. The overdate is subtle but present, as the mint did a good job lapping away most of the 799. It remains boldest under the 8 and the following 0, as the 9 beneath the last 0 requires some scrutiny to find (it is mostly under the right side of the digit). A shallow lamination fissure stretches from the portrait's cheek and chin into the field below. A really beautifully preserved 8 Escudos.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
An extraordinary piece, with rarely encountered deep medium yellow gold color and gem-caliber luster. The overdate is subtle but present, as the mint did a good job lapping away most of the 799. It remains boldest under the 8 and the following 0, as the 9 beneath the last 0 requires some scrutiny to find (it is mostly under the right side of the digit). A shallow lamination fissure stretches from the portrait's cheek and chin into the field below. A really beautifully preserved 8 Escudos.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Spink America's sale of the Norweb Collection, March 1997, lot 417.
Estimate: $2500.00- $3500.00