Colombia 1844-B RS 16 pesos

Heritage sale 3026, lot 24388

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24388 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Nueva Granada gold 16 Pesos 1844-RS Bogotá, MS61 NGC, virtually fully lustrous with only a light scattering of contact marks, quite attractive for the assigned grade." This type was struck at Popayán 1837-46 and at Bogotá 1837-49 and superseded the earlier eight escudos. Both types are common enough that some attempt to collect complete date sets.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .761 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 94.1.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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