Colombia 1876-B 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 44364

This specimen was lot 44364 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 5 Centavos, 1876. Bogota Mint. MS-64 (PCGS). Crisp obverse strike and fully lustrous with attractive toning. A gem example of the type. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type was struck in Bogota 1875-85 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 19,000, a slightly better date.

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.6660 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-174a.1; Restrepo-363.2.

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:

• 1875-B 5 centavos
• 1876-B 2½ centavos
• 1876-P ½ décimo
• 1876-M 20 centavos
• 1876-M 5 décimos
• 1876-B 50 centavos
• 1876-M 10 pesos
• 1876-B 20 pesos
• 1877-B 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1876
• return to coins of Colombia