Copper-nickel pattern struck at the Waterbury Mint (Connecticut) for Colombian 2-1/2 centavos, 1900, plain edge, rare, NGC MS 64 ("top pop").Restrepo-64 (p. 254), also 361.1; KM-190.1.04 grams; 14mm.Choice luster for copper-nickel graced with a hint of rainbow toning, an issue that is alternately considered a circulating issue (per KM), hence technically tied for finest with two others (as non-patterns) in the NGC census.Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada collection (stated on label).
($600-900)