Colombia 1683-NR Po Ga 4 reales
This specimen was lot 34069 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted,
"COLOMBIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1683-Po Ga. Bogota Mint. Charles II. PCGS EF-40. The only certified example of the date on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. This nicely preserved example exhibits a strong obverse strike while the reverse shows evidence of being slightly doubled. The surfaces display an attractive light gray tone with richer patina in the crevasses and protected areas. Nicely centered with most of the pertinent details visible including a full four digit date, mint mark and central design features, though the last two assayers letters are a bit flat. Pleasing to the eye, this difficult to locate issue is certain to catch the attention of the specialist looking to acquire VERY RARE dates from this series. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Purchased privately from Mike Dunigan."
The SCWC lists various dates of this type for 1666-1701 but 1683 was not included.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.931 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, KM-11; Restrepo-M60.12.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia, Impresiones Rojo: 2006.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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