Colombia 1830-P RU escudo

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22406

This type was struck 1823-36 at Popayán and 1823-25 at Bogotá. This type is fairly common. This specimen was lot 22406 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Escudo, 1830-RU. Popayan Mint. PCGS VF-25 Secure Holder. Even wear."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.875 fine gold, .095 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1829-P escudo
• 1830-Pn 1 real
• 1830-B 8 escudos
• 1830-P FM 8 escudos
• 1830-P UR 8 escudos
• 1831-P escudo
• Coins and currency dated 1830
• return to coins of Colombia