Cundinamarca 1821-Ba JF 2 reales

Heritage sale 3014, lot 23652

photo courtesy Heritage Auctions

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 23652 in the 2011 April Rosemont Signature World and Ancient Coins (CICF) Auction #3014, where it sold for $546. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic - Cundinamarca 2 Reales 1821JF Bogotá, XF45 NGC, nicely toned with original mint luster, very scarce grade for this crudely produced provincial coinage." This type was struck 1820-21 and 1823 and was preceded by the similar "LIBERTAD AMERICANA" struck 1819-20 (see KM 77).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.98 g, 0.666 fine silver, 0.1066 oz silver.

Catalog reference: KM C5, Restrepo 155.6.

Source:

• ^[1]Heritage Auctions 2011 April Rosemont Signature World and Ancient Coins (CICF) Auction #3014, Houston, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

Link to:

• 1820-JF 8 reales
• 1821 ¼ real
• 1821-B^A ¼ real
• 1821-Ba ½ real
• 1821-Ba 1 real
• Ecuador 1822-P O 2 reales
• Cundinamarca 1823-JF 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1821
• return to coins of Colombia