Colombia 1840/39-B RS peso oro

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22411

This specimen was lot 22411 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Peso, 1840/39-RS. Bogota Mint. NGC MS-63. WINGS Approved. Lightly toned with underlying soft satin luster." This type was struck 1837-46 at Bogotá and is common. The overdate shown here obtains a slight premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM-93.

Source:

• 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.

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• 1839-B gold peso
• 1840-B ¼ real
• 1840-B ½ real
• 1840-P ½ real
• 1840/39-B real
• 1840-B 2 reales
• 1840-P 2 reales
• 1840-B 8 reales
• 1840-B 16 pesos
• 1840-P 16 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1840
• return to coins of Colombia