Colombia 1927 2-1/2 pesos
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This type was struck at Medellin 1924-29. It and the matching five pesos replaced the "minero" type issued 1913-19. This specimen was lot 40447 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 1927 2 1/2 Pesos. Medellín mint. MS-66 (PCGS). An especially choice example. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins."
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW (same standard as half a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-116, Sedwick-50, Restrepo 452.2, KM-203.
- 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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- 1924 2½ pesos
- 1927 5 pesos
- 1928 2½ pesos
- Coins and currency dated 1927
- return to coins of Colombia