Colombia 1980 30000 pesos

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40067

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40067 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 30,000 Pesos, 1980. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Death of Bolivar." This commemorative was accompanied by two gold 15,000 pesos, on José Maria Cordova (Fr-142) and the death of Sucre (Fr-143).

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: 34.56 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.00 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-141; KM-269.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1978 15,000 pesos, Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera
• 1980 2 pesos
• 1980 5 pesos
• 1980 15,000 pesos, death of Cordova
• 1980 15,000 pesos, death of Sucre
• Coins and currency dated 1980
• return to coins of Colombia