Bogota, Colombia, copper pattern 8 reales, 1847, NGC AU 55 BN. Restrepo-22 (p. 171); KM-Pn4. Like lot #976 above, this piece is more properly considered a specimen strike, as the design is bolder, the rims are higher, and the fields are smoother than for a regular pattern, just with a little high-point wear and a few marks in addition to a rim-bruise from handling, traces of light color on fields, tied with two others for finest known in NGC census (among five total). NGC #4668518-005.
(300 - 450 USD)