Silver proof pattern for Popayan, Colombia, 8 reales, 1849, plain edge, medal axis, rare, NGC PF 64, finest known in NGC census.Restrepo-unl (cf. 64, p. 172); KM-Pn21.21.01 grams; 34mm.Sharp strike, beautifully toned over strong luster with minimal marks, numerically superior to the Eldorado examples in PCGS SP62 that hammered for as much as $9500 in 2018. Restrepo calls this type lettered edge (and only Bogota) in error, as all examples we have seen (from both mints) are plain edge.Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada collection (stated on label).
($2000-3000)