Colombia 1841-B RS 2 reales - Revision history

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[[Image:Colombia SB818-44120o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44120]]
[[Image:Colombia SB818-44120r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 44120 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 2 Reales, 1841/0-RS. Bogota Mint. VF-20 (PCGS). RARE date. Obverse details clear, reverse a bit weak in centers. Medium gray toning. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." The type was struck in Bogotá (shown here) 1839-46 and Popayán 1840-49. Unlike Mexico, which converted directly from 8 reales = 1 peso to 100 centavos = 1 peso in the 1860's, Colombia took a roundabout route to decimalization. In colonial Colombia, two reales coins were 6.77 g, .896 fine, just like the rest of Spanish America. The chaos of the struggle for independence and the shortage of bullion affected the two reales as it did the other denominations. Cundinamarca issues (1815-16, KM C4) were 4.9 g, .583 fine; the "Libertad Americana" issue (1819-20, KM 76 and 77) were 5.9 g, .666 fine. The first two reales of the independent Nueva Granada (1839-46, KM 97, shown here) were 5.5 g, .666 fine. A modified design was issued 1849-53 (KM 109) and then the coin was redesignated a two décimos, struck 1854-58 (KM 117). In 1866, the fineness was lowered to .835 and struck at that standard 1866-74 (KM 149, 155, 159, 160) and a twenty centavos struck 1874-86 (KM 176, KM 178).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 5.5 g, .666 fine silver, .117 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-97.1; Restrepo-187.4.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <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: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

''Links to:''
* [[Colombia 1840-B RS 2 reales|1840-B 2 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1840-P RU 2 reales|1840-P 2 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1841-B 1/4 real|1841-B ¼ real]]
* [[Colombia 1841-P RU 1/2 real|1841-P RU ½ real]]
* [[Colombia 1841-P VU 1/2 real|1841-P VU ½ real]]
* [[Colombia 1841-P VU 2 reales|1841-P 2 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1841-B RS 8 reales|1841-B 8 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1841-B RS 16 pesos|1841-B 16 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1841-P RU 16 pesos|1841-P RU 16 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1841-P VU 16 pesos|1841-P VU 16 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1842-B RS 2 reales|1842-B 2 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1842-P UM 2 reales|1842-P UM 2 reales]]
* [[Colombia 1842-P VU 2 reales|1842-P VU 2 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1841]]
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale]]

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 [[Image:Colombia SB818-44120r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 44120 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 2 Reales, 1841/0-RS. Bogota Mint. VF-20 (PCGS). RARE date. Obverse details clear, reverse a bit weak in centers. Medium gray toning. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." The type was struck in Bogotá (shown here) 1839-46 and Popayán 1840-49. Unlike Mexico, which converted directly from 8 reales = 1 peso to 100 centavos = 1 peso in the 1860's, Colombia took a roundabout route to decimalization. In colonial Colombia, two reales coins were 6.77 g, .896 fine, just like the rest of Spanish America. The chaos of the struggle for independence and the shortage of bullion affected the two reales as it did the other denominations. Cundinamarca issues (1815-16, KM C4) were 4.9 g, 0.583 fine; the "Libertad Americana" issue (1819-20, KM 76 and 77) were 5.9 g, .666 fine. The first two reales of the independent Nueva Granada (1839-46, KM 97, shown here) were 5.5 g, .666 fine. A modified design was issued 1849-53 (KM 109) and then the coin was redesignated a two décimos, struck 1854-58 (KM 117). In 1866, the fineness was lowered to .835 and struck at that standard 1866-74 (KM 149, 155, 159, 160) and a twenty centavos struck 1874-86 (KM 176, KM 178).
+This specimen was lot 44120 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "COLOMBIA. 2 Reales, 1841/0-RS. Bogota Mint. VF-20 (PCGS). RARE date. Obverse details clear, reverse a bit weak in centers. Medium gray toning. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." The type was struck in Bogotá (shown here) 1839-46 and Popayán 1840-49. Unlike Mexico, which converted directly from 8 reales = 1 peso to 100 centavos = 1 peso in the 1860's, Colombia took a roundabout route to decimalization. In colonial Colombia, two reales coins were 6.77 g, 0.896 fine, just like the rest of Spanish America. The chaos of the struggle for independence and the shortage of bullion affected the two reales as it did the other denominations. Cundinamarca issues (1815-16, KM C4) were 4.9 g, 0.583 fine; the "Libertad Americana" issue (1819-20, KM 76 and 77) were 5.9 g, .666 fine. The first two reales of the independent Nueva Granada (1839-46, KM 97, shown here) were 5.5 g, .666 fine. A modified design was issued 1849-53 (KM 109) and then the coin was redesignated a two décimos, struck 1854-58 (KM 117). In 1866, the fineness was lowered to .835 and struck at that standard 1866-74 (KM 149, 155, 159, 160) and a twenty centavos struck 1874-86 (KM 176, KM 178).
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * 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.
-* <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: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
+* <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.
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