Colombia 1975 2000 pesos Fr-136

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 44544

This specimen was lot 44544 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 2,000 Pesos, 1975. PROOF-68 DEEP CAMEO (PCGS). 450th Anniversary of city of Santa Marta. Hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Sold with white display case. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This NCLT was accompanied by a gold 1000 pesos (KM 259).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.6 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-136; KM-261.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1973 1000 pesos, centennial of the birth of Guillermo Valencia
• 1973 1500 pesos, centennial of the birth of Guillermo Valencia
• 1973 1500 pesos, gold museum
• 1973 2000 pesos, centennial of the birth of Guillermo Valencia
• 1975 centavo
• 1975 peso
• 1975 1000 pesos, 300th Anniversary of the city of Medellin
• 1975 1000 pesos, 450th Anniversary of the city of Santa Marta
• 1975 2000 pesos, 300th Anniversary of the city of Medellin
• 1978 15000 pesos
• 1979 20 centavos
• 1980 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1975
• return to coins of Colombia