Colombia 1824-P FM escudo

Goldberg sale 75, lot 2954

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1823-36 at Popayán. It is somewhat common. Assayer FM is listed for 1822-30. The first specimen was lot 2954 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $265. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Colombia. Escudo, 1824-FM (Popayán). Liberty head left. Reverse: Fasces between cornucopias. Flan flaws. Lustrous. NGC graded AU-53."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, .047 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-72; KM 81.2.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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