Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820/19JF, Nueva Granada ("Libertad Americana"), NGC VF 20, finest known in NGC census.Restrepo-142.2; KM-78.Broad flan with full but slightly crude rims, typically lightly struck centers with inoffensive (even) wear and nice toning over hint of luster, technically the highest graded for this type at NGC (whose terminology for it is "Nueva Granada" as opposed to "Cundinamarca"), which apparently does not distinguish the super-rare non-overdate issue from this still-rare 1820/19 (label and census say 1820 only).Pedigreed to the Esmeralda Collection (stated on special label).
($2000-3000)