Colombia 1845-P UM real

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44150

This specimen was part of lot 44150 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Three more 1840s 1 Reales, all encapsulated by PCGS. Included are 1845-UM. Popayán. EF-45; 1846-RS. Bogotá. VF-30; 1846/4-UM. Popayán. EF Detail, Environmental Damage. (Total: 3 pieces). From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type was struck 1839-41, 1844-46 at Popayan and 1837-46 at Bogotá. Nueva Granada was a Centralist Republic created upon the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830. The region held this name until 1858, when the Granadine Confederation was formed.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.7 g, 0.666 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 91.2.

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 and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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