Watch List notes:

Santa Marta, Colombia, 2 reales, 1820, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, ex-Ortiz, ex-Medina.Restrepo-117.1; KM-B5; Cal-936.4.60 grams.A very rare and historically important necessity issue in silver from the besieged royalist stronghold of Santa Marta, this example with fairly strong and even strike, satin-smooth surfaces, lustrous fields and the lightest of toning, also highly desirable for its important pedigree.Pedigreed to the Esmeralda Collection (stated on special label) and to the Emilio Ortiz and Jose Toribio Medina collections (both stated on label).
($3500-5000)