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January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1812-MR 1/2 Real. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). Restrepo 106.6. AU Detail - Cleaned (PCGS).
Bust of Carlos IV. A curious issue struck, like all known 1812 Colombian 1/2 Reales, with the mintmark misspelled MR instead of NR. This obverse shows a heavily recut final date digit, but it is not the overdate, which shows a very clear 1 beneath the 2. Very sharp and showing little (if any) wear, just a bit bright from an old cleaning. The hairlines are extremely subtle and the eye appeal is excellent, with no other significant problems. This is far finer than both the Restrepo plate coin and the Murias specimen.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $200.00- $400.00
Bust of Carlos IV. A curious issue struck, like all known 1812 Colombian 1/2 Reales, with the mintmark misspelled MR instead of NR. This obverse shows a heavily recut final date digit, but it is not the overdate, which shows a very clear 1 beneath the 2. Very sharp and showing little (if any) wear, just a bit bright from an old cleaning. The hairlines are extremely subtle and the eye appeal is excellent, with no other significant problems. This is far finer than both the Restrepo plate coin and the Murias specimen.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $200.00- $400.00