View source for Colombia 1980 15000 pesos Fr-143

[[Image:Colombia SB818-44559o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 44559]]
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This specimen was lot 44559 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 15,000 Pesos, 1980. PROOF-68 DEEP CAMEO (PCGS). 150th Anniversary, death of Antonio Jose de Sucre. Hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Sold with red display case. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This commemorative was accompanied by a gold 30,000 pesos, on the death of Bolivar ([[Colombia 1980 30000 pesos|Fr-141]]) and a gold 15,000 pesos, on the death of Cordova ([[Colombia 1980 15000 pesos Fr-142|Fr-142]]). Sucre was ambushed and murdered in 1830 by political opponents.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 17.29 g, 0.900 fine gold, .497 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-143; KM-275. 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Colombia 1978 15000 pesos|1978 15,000 pesos, Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera]]
* [[Colombia 1980 2 pesos|1980 2 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1980 5 pesos|1980 5 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1980 15000 pesos Fr-142|1980 15,000 pesos, death of Cordova]]
* [[Colombia 1980 30000 pesos|1980 30,000 pesos, death of Bolivar]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1980]]
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]

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