Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1796-JJ 2 Reales. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Carlos IV (1788-1808). Restrepo 80.8. FR-2 (PCGS).
Finer than indicated (or understood) by PCGS, as all known examples of this issue display particularly weak centers. The Murias example showed little to no portrait detail, but was properly described as "Fine with typically weak centers." The sharp but holed Restrepo plate coin shows less weakness, but is soft near the portrait's neck and chin nonetheless. This piece is well worn but very choice, with smooth dark gray surfaces that display the best possible eye appeal for the grade. The obverse is aligned to 6:00, leaving the base of the 6 barely on the planchet. The reverse centering is better, but only a portion of the peripheral legends are visible. N of NR is plain, allowing this piece to be positively identified.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Finer than indicated (or understood) by PCGS, as all known examples of this issue display particularly weak centers. The Murias example showed little to no portrait detail, but was properly described as "Fine with typically weak centers." The sharp but holed Restrepo plate coin shows less weakness, but is soft near the portrait's neck and chin nonetheless. This piece is well worn but very choice, with smooth dark gray surfaces that display the best possible eye appeal for the grade. The obverse is aligned to 6:00, leaving the base of the 6 barely on the planchet. The reverse centering is better, but only a portion of the peripheral legends are visible. N of NR is plain, allowing this piece to be positively identified.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Freeman Craig, October 1981.
Estimate: $250.00- $500.00