Colombia 1879-B 2-1/2 centavos

from Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 44379

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 44379 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 2 1/2 Centavos, 1879. Bogota Mint. MS-65 (PCGS). None graded finer at PCGS. Lustrous and attractively toned. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This is from a type struck 1872-81 with reduced silver fineness from the Bogotá mint. The Bogotá mint also struck quarter décimos 1863-73 but switched to 2½ centavos for 1872-81. The Popayán mint stuck to quarter décimos until 1881.

Recorded mintage: 402,000.

Specification: 0.90 g, 0.6660 fine silver, 0.0192 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-169; Restrepo-249.8.

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:

• 1878-B 2½ centavos
• 1879-P ¼ décimo
• 1879-B 5 centavos
• 1879-B 10 centavos
• 1879-B 50 centavos
• 1879-M 5 décimos
• 1880-B 2½ décimo
• 1881-P ¼ décimo
• Coins and currency dated 1879
• return to coins of Colombia