Colombia 1988 20 pesos

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 42614

This twenty pesos is of a type issued for Colombia 1982-1989. This specimen was part of lot 42614 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), which sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Uncirculated Mint Set, 1985-88. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED. 6 pieces in set. Uncirculated denomination mint set from "Casa de Moneda Ibague", from an issue of 2,000. 1987 2 Pesos, KM-263; 1988 5 Pesos, KM-268; 1988 10 Pesos, KM-270; 1988 20 Pesos, KM-271; 1988 50 Pesos, KM-272; and 1985 1 Peso, KM-unlisted, Restrepo-428.8, Restrepo states that this date is a pattern and does not occur outside of the mint set. In original mint sealed card and with original envelope. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins."

Recorded mintage: 72,002,490, large and small date varieties exist.

Specification: aluminum bronze, 25 mm diameter, 6.1 g.

Catalog reference: KM 271.

Source:

• 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, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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• 1987 2 pesos
• 1987 20 pesos
• 1988 5 pesos
• 1988 10 pesos
• 1988 50 pesos
• 1991 20 pesos
• 1992 100 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1988
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