Colombia 1876-M 5 decimos - Revision history

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[[Image:Colombia 1876M 5 decimos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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This five décimos was struck in Medellin, [[Colombia]], of a type issued 1868-77. The Medellin mint began issuing five décimos in 1868 along with the Bogotá mint, the denomination being completely unknown in Colombia until then. The Bogotá mint, however, switched to fifty centavos pieces (of the same size and weight) in 1872. Production increased after the issue of silver pesos ceased in 1871. Popayán also issued a few 1868-78 but concentrated on gold coins. To the delight and despair of collectors, the half dollars of Colombia come in a profusion of dates, styles, varieties and errors and form a collecting specialty all their own. The 1877/4-M, however, is not rare, tho scarcer than the common dates of 1880-85. This overdate is the only variety listed for 1877.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 12.5 g, .835 fine silver, .335 troy oz ASW, edge lettered DIOS LEI LIBERTAD.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 161.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, ''Coins of Colombia,'' San Antonio, TX: 1973.
* Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, ''Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006,'' Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

''Links to:''
* [[Colombia 1876-B 2-1/2 centavos|1876-B 2½ centavos]]
* [[Colombia 1876-B 5 centavos|1876-B 5 centavos]]
* [[Colombia 1876-P 1/2 decimo|1876-P ½ décimo]]
* [[Colombia 1876-M 20 centavos|1876-M 20 centavos]]
* [[Colombia 1876-B 50 centavos|1876-B 50 centavos]]
* [[Colombia 1876/5-M 10 pesos|1876-M 10 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1876-B 20 pesos|1876-B 20 pesos]]
* [[Colombia 1877-M 20 centavos|1877-M 20 centavos]]
* [[Colombia 1877-B 50 centavos|1877-B 50 centavos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]]
* return to coins of [[Colombia]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 12.5 g, .835 fine silver, .335 troy oz ASW, edge lettered DIOS LEI LIBERTAD.
+''Specification:'' 12.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .335 troy oz ASW, edge lettered DIOS LEI LIBERTAD.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 161.1.

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 [[Image:Colombia 1876M 5 decimos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 [[Image:Colombia 1876M 5 decimos rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This five décimos was struck in Medellin, [[Colombia]], of a type issued 1868-77. The Medellin mint began issuing five décimos in 1868 along with the Bogotá mint, the denomination being completely unknown in Colombia until then. The Bogotá mint, however, switched to fifty centavos pieces (of the same size and weight) in 1872. Production increased after the issue of silver pesos ceased in 1871. Popayán also issued a few 1868-78 but concentrated on gold coins. To the delight and despair of collectors, the half dollars of Colombia come in a profusion of dates, styles, varieties and errors and form a collecting specialty all their own. The 1877/4-M, however, is not rare, tho scarcer than the common dates of 1880-85. This overdate is the only variety listed for 1877.
+This five décimos was struck in Medellin, [[Colombia]], of a type issued 1868-77. The Medellin mint began issuing five décimos in 1868 along with the Bogotá mint, the denomination being completely unknown in Colombia until then. The Bogotá mint, however, switched to fifty centavos pieces (of the same size and weight) in 1872. Production increased after the issue of silver pesos ceased in 1871. Popayán also issued a few 1868-78 but concentrated on gold coins. To the delight and despair of collectors, the half dollars of Colombia come in a profusion of dates, styles, varieties and errors and form a collecting specialty all their own.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.