Colombia 1860-B 10 pesos
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This specimen was lot 1621 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $575. The catalog description[1] noted, "1860 10 pesos. Bogotá mint. EF-45 (NGC). Head of Liberty to left, CONFEDERACION GRANADINA around, date below/arms with furled flags, legends around, mint below. Medium gold, scattered fine surface marks, a bit granular in appearance. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type was struck 1858-62 and is slightly more common than the ten pesos of the previous regime.
Recorded mintage: 9,687.
Specification: 16.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, .467 troy oz AGW, this specimen: 16.11 grams, 26.10 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 129.1, Fr-88.
- [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
- 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.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
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