Colombia 1862-B 10 pesos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 12222

This specimen was lot 12222 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 1862 10 Pesos. Bogotá mint. AU-50 (PCGS). The first 10 Pesos issue in the name of the United States of Colombia, a scarce and historically important issue. Mustard yellow gold with scattered light marks. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins." This type was struck at Bogotá (shown here) 1862-66, Medellin 1864-71 and Popayan (Fr-103) 1863-70. While not cheap, it is considerably more available than the five pesos.

Recorded mintage: 11,000.

Specification: 16.13 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Restrepo M331.1, KM 141.1, Fr-102.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
• 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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• 1862-P 2 reales
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• 1862-M gold peso
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• 1862-B 20 pesos
• 1862-P 10 pesos
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