Popayan, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1816, 1 over 2 in date (penultimate digit), mintmark PN, NGC AU 55, finest and only example in NGC census, Restrepo Plate.Restrepo-101.2; KM-67.2; Cal-283.Exceptional example with bold strike and only light high-point wear, the rims typically crude (as made) but the fields clean and smooth, scarce bold overdate (first we have handled, labeled as 1816/26 by NGC) that can be explained by the fact that it was struck by patriots after 1820.Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada collection and plated on page 131 of Restrepo's Coins of Colombia (2012) (stated on label).
($200-300)