Colombia 1933-B 20 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44340

This specimen was part of lot 44340 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Lot of (4) 20 Centavos & (1) 2 Decimos, 1874-1933. Various Mints. ...(3) 20 Centavos dated 1914, 1920, and 1933-B, KM-197, Restrepo type 388, all retoned since cleaning. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type was struck at Bogota 1911-14, 1920-22, 1932-33, 1938-42 with a profusion of varieties and overdates. For this date, the mintmark occurs on the obverse, reverse or both.

Recorded mintage: 330,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .143 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-197.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Colombia, San Antonio, TX: 1973.
• 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

Links to:

• 1932-B 50 centavos
• 1932-M 50 centavos
• 1933 centavo
• 1933 2 centavos
• 1933-M 50 centavos
• 1933-B 50 centavos
• 1933/23 50 centavos
• 1934 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1933
• return to coins of Colombia