Colombia 1857-B peso

Ponterio sale 160, lot 8182

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers Auctions

another specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a peso from the Bogotá mint, one of a type struck 1855-59 while the country was known as "Nueva Granada." The design was changed 1859-61 to read "Granadine Confederation." The specimen shown here is dated 1857. There exists one known overdate, that of 1857/6. The first example shown was lot 8182 in Ponterio sale 160 (Baltimore, April 2011) where it sold for $138. The catalog description read, "COLOMBIA. Peso, 1857. Bogotá mint. Toned. NGC EF-40."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .7234 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 118.

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.

Link to:

• 1856-B peso
• 1857-B ½ décimo
• 1857-B décimo
• 1857-B 2 décimos
• 1857-P 2 pesos
• 1857-B 5 pesos
• 1857-B 10 pesos
• 1857-P 10 pesos
• 1863-P peso
• Coins and currency dated 1857
• return to coins of Colombia