COLOMBIA. 1760-JV Real. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Carlos III (1759-1788). Restrepo 36.1. Gilboy SF-1-1. AU Detail - Cleaned (PCGS).
Even silver with hairlines on both sides from a cleaning that removed all toning. Cracked from the rim at the base of the obverse through the right side of 0 in the date and from the rim atop the obverse through the right side of U, a crack that descends rather far into the upper obverse field. The strike and centering are good, and few post-striking marks are seen, just a short scratch above R in the upper left reverse. A minor patch of roughness is seen on the rim nearby. The dies appear to be the same as the specimen that follows and the Restrepo plate coin. Gilboy lists this issue as R5 (1 to 4 pieces known) and illustrates a well-worn plugged example. Sedwick's Murias sale cited a population of "about 12 known of this denomination, almost all holed and/or plugged." This one is an unusual exception, unholed and displaying exceptional sharpness.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Don Canaparo.
Estimate: $5000.00- $10000.00