Colombia 1860-B 1/2 decimo

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44224

This specimen was part of lot 44224 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Lot of (4) 1/2 Decimos, 1860-1865. Bogota Mint. VF-20, VF-25, VF-30, EF-40 (PCGS). 4 pieces in lot. 1860 and 1861, full details, the 1860 with gray toning and 1861 untoned. 1864 and 1865, KM-144, Restrepo type 254, both dark gray toned, moderately struck. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This half décimo, an early effort at a decimal coinage, was accompanied by a silver one décimo of similar design (KM 125). It was issued 1859-62. Labeled "Confederacion Granadina," it superseded a similar coin stamped "Nueva Granada". An 1860/59 overdate exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown but the most available date.

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-124, Restrepo type 223.

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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• 1859-B ½ décimo
• 1860-B ¼ décimo
• 1860-P ¼ décimo
• 1860-B silver peso
• 1860-P 2 pesos
• 1860-B 10 pesos
• 1860-P 10 pesos
• 1861-B ½ décimo
• Coins and currency dated 1860
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