Colombia 1811-P JF 2 reales

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Aureo sale 242, lot 281
Sedwick sale 11, lot 1064
Sedwick sale 11, lot 1065

The first specimen was lot 281 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 340 € (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1811. Popayán. JF. 2 reales. Atractiva. Rara y más así. EBC-. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, two reales of 1811, Popayán mint. Attractive, rare thus, about extremely fine)."

The second specimen shown was lot 1064 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $396.75. The catalog description[2] noted,

"Popayán, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811/0JF. 6.8 grams. Lustrous XF with colorful toning in legends, no problems, clear overdate. Jorge Ortiz Murias collection of Colombian colonial minors."

The third specimen shown was lot 1065 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $368. The catalog description[2] noted,

"Popayán, Colombia, bust 2 reales, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811JF, no overdate. 6.6 grams. Bold XF with faint luster, slightly crude rims (as made) but no problems. Jorge Ortiz Murias collection of Colombian colonial minors."

This specimen is one of a series minted 1810-20 in Popayán during the reign of Ferdinand VII. It uses the bust of Charles IV. In fact, Ferdinand's portrait does not appear on any product of the Colombian mints (Popayán and Nuevo Reino). The catalog values the Nuevo Reino dos reales higher than the Popayán dos reales tho it seems to appear more often. The royalists were finally expelled from Colombia in 1819 and republican issues, interrupted in 1816, resume the same year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15423, KM 70.2, Restrepo-114.2 (overdate), Restrepo-114.3 (regular date); Cal. 975 var, Restrepo 120.2.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, 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.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
  • [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.

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