Popayan, Colombia, gold 1 escudo, 1828RU/FM, PCGS MS61, finest and only example in PCGS census, ex-Eldorado.Sed-3; Restrepo-162.13; KM-unl (81.2 for type).Patchy deep-purple toning, slightly uneven strike, minimal wear and subdued luster. Sedwick and Restrepo both list the over-assayer as RU/FM but label says just RU/M, no other examples listed at PCGS or NGC in any case.Pedigreed to the Esmeralda Collection (stated on special label) and to the Eldorado Collection (Stack's Bowers auction of August 2018, lot 40333).
($500-750)