Colombia 1948-B 50 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44470
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This specimen was part of lot 44470 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Lot of (8) 50 Centavos, 1913-1948. Various Mints. AU-50 (3), AU-53 (3), & AU-55 (2) (PCGS). ...1948/6 KM-209, Restrepo type 419, untoned. Interesting mix of mints, dates, and varieties. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This fifty centavos was struck in Bogotá of a type issued 1947-48. This type, with the uniformed portrait of hero Simon Bolivar, superseded the bare Bolivar head type last struck in 1934. The new type was only 0.500 fine. The date is common and the 1948/6 overdate shown here is more common than the regular date.

Recorded mintage: 707,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, .199 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-207.

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

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