Popayan, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1774JS, NGC VF details / cleaned, Restrepo Plate.Restrepo-34.2; KM-45.2; Cal-219.Choice strike with full details, deeply toned except for high points (nice contrast), hairline edge-split (as made), first example we have offered of this single-year type from this mint (one of just two Charles III issues from Popayan, the other being 1R 1772).Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada collection and plated on page 112 of Restrepo's Coins of Colombia (2012) (stated on label).
($350-500)