Colombia 1924-B 5 pesos
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This specimen was part of lot 40456 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Three MS-64 (PCGS) 5 Pesos. Included are 1920-A; 1924-B; 1925. (Total: 3 pieces). From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type was struck 1919-24 and is common.
Recorded mintage: 705,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .234 troy oz AGW (same standard as a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-113, KM-201.1.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
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