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January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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COLOMBIA. 1816-FJ 2 Reales. Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) mint. Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). Restrepo 113.3. EF-40 (PCGS).
Bust of Carlos IV. The first year of the short-lived Ferdinand VII 2 Reales series of Bogotá. Light silver gray with some subtle toning. A bit of encrustation or scale is seen among the elements of the date and left obverse legend. Hairlines are seen over most of both sides, but no other major flaws are noted. This is struck from a different obverse and reverse die from the two examples of this date that follow. The obverse is made distinctive by a low 6 in the date that is far from the other three digits; a die crack next to the 6 extends from the point of the bust to the denticles below. On the obverse, F of the assayer initials appears to be punched over something near its top, but this is clearly not the well known FJ / JJ described by Restrepo.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $300.00- $600.00
Bust of Carlos IV. The first year of the short-lived Ferdinand VII 2 Reales series of Bogotá. Light silver gray with some subtle toning. A bit of encrustation or scale is seen among the elements of the date and left obverse legend. Hairlines are seen over most of both sides, but no other major flaws are noted. This is struck from a different obverse and reverse die from the two examples of this date that follow. The obverse is made distinctive by a low 6 in the date that is far from the other three digits; a die crack next to the 6 extends from the point of the bust to the denticles below. On the obverse, F of the assayer initials appears to be punched over something near its top, but this is clearly not the well known FJ / JJ described by Restrepo.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
Estimate: $300.00- $600.00