Colombia 1919(m) 50 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 44448

The first specimen was part of lot 44448 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Lot of (10) 50 Centavos, 1892-1921. Various Mints. ...10 pieces in lot. ...Remainder from Medellin mint, KM-193.2: ...1919 medal turn, Restrepo-415.7i, toned with scratches to right of reverse shield, 1919/9 repunched date EF-45, Restrepo-415.6, ...From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type, with the portrait of hero Simon Bolivar, superseded the liberty head type last struck in 1908. The date is somewhat scarce. 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 but includes a 1919/8 overdate.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .361 troy oz ASW, edge lettered DIOS LEI LIBERTAD.

Catalog reference: KM-193.2, Restrepo-415.7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
• ^[1]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:

• 1918(m) 50 centavos
• 1919 2½ pesos
• 1919 5 pesos "minero"
• 1919 5 pesos, head of Bolivar
• 1919-A 5 pesos
• 1919-B 5 pesos
• 1919 10 pesos "Bolivar"
• Coins and currency dated 1919
• return to coins of Colombia