Colombia 1858-P 2 pesos

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Ponterio sale 164, lot 641
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 641 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $488.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 2 Pesos, 1858/46-P. RARE. Slab tag incorrectly lists the date as 1858/48. ANACS EF-45." This type was struck at the Popayán mint 1857-58 while the country was known as "Nueva Granada." Earlier dos pesos were struck at Popayán 1838-46 (KM 95) and 1849-51 (KM 99). The dos pesos most commonly seen are issues from Medellin (KM A154, 1871-76).

Nueva Granada was the name of the region under Spanish rule; after independence it was called the Republic of Colombia 1821-38, Nueva Granada 1837-58, the "Confederacion Granadina" 1859-62, and the "Estados Unidos de Colombia" 1863-86. The current name, the "Republica de Colombia," was adopted in 1886. In the process, the current republics of Ecuador (independent 1830), Venezuela (1830) and Panama (1903) split away.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-83; KM-121.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

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