Colombia 1862-P 1/2 real

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44234

This specimen was lot 44236 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 1/2 Real, 1862/48. Popayan Mint. VF-35 (PCGS). One year type, interesting 1862/48 overdate. Even wear with dark gray toning. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This half real, anachronistic by 1862, was originally intended to be a decimal coin wherein ten reales = one peso. It was superseded by the half décimo after 1853, in turn superseded by the five centavos after 1872. The 1862/48 overdate is slightly more common than the regular date and accompanied a two reales (KM 134), also struck from obsolete dies.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-133; Restrepo-180.1.

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.

Link to:

• 1861-B ¼ décimo
• 1862-P ¼ décimo
• 1862-B ¼ décimo
• 1862-P 2 reales
• 1862-B silver peso
• 1862-M gold peso
• 1862-M 5 pesos
• 1862-B 10 pesos
• 1862-P 10 pesos
• 1862-B 20 pesos
• 1863-B ¼ décimo
• Coins and currency dated 1862
• return to coins of Colombia