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January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1758-J 4 Escudos. Popayán mint. Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). Restrepo M22.2. EF Detail - Cleaned (PCGS).
Medium yellow gold with bright surfaces from polishing. Reverse ideally centered, obverse aligned to top, somewhat soft at the centers of both sides. A couple short old scratches are seen at the portrait's forehead. A tough issue to find in choice grade; the Eliasberg coin was similarly polished. This is the first milled 4 Escudos of Popayán.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Medium yellow gold with bright surfaces from polishing. Reverse ideally centered, obverse aligned to top, somewhat soft at the centers of both sides. A couple short old scratches are seen at the portrait's forehead. A tough issue to find in choice grade; the Eliasberg coin was similarly polished. This is the first milled 4 Escudos of Popayán.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Glendining's sale of November 1971, lot 334.
Estimate: $1500.00- $3000.00