Colombia 1829-P RU escudo

Goldberg sale 84, lot 3351

This specimen was lot 3351 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $223. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Colombia. Escudo, 1829-RU (Popayán). Head left. NGC graded VF-30." This type was struck 1823-36 at Popayán and 1823-25 at Bogotá. This type is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-72; KM-81.2.

Source:

• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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