Colombia 1918 5 pesos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 40452

This specimen was part of lot 40452 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Trio of 5 Pesos, 1913-19. PCGS MS-62 & MS-63 Gold Shields. 3 pieces in lot. Each coin has bright and lustrous yellow-gold luster. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type was struck 1913-19 and is common. This date comes in medal and coin rotation and an 1918/3 overdate is recorded.

Recorded mintage: 423,000.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .234 troy oz AGW (same standard as a British sovereign).

Catalog reference: Fr-110; KM-195.1.

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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1917 5 pesos
• 1918 centavo
• 1918(m) 50 centavos
• 1919 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1918
• return to coins of Colombia