Watch List notes:

Popayan, Colombia, piefort pattern 1/2 real, 1848, NGC PF 62. Restrepo-28 (p. 171); KM-Pn9. Like lots #976 and #978 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, this one also being in double thickness, with no wear or marks and lustrous fields displaying interesting die-polish lines that change direction inside and outside the wreath, nice purple toning all over. NGC #1950242-025.
(1000 - 1500 USD)