Colombia 1885/74-M 2 pesos
This specimen was lot 1121 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA, Medellín, gold 2 pesos, 1885/74, fineness 0.666/0.900, very rare, ex-JEAS. Polished XF with scratches in front of neck, from the same three-coin series in lower fineness as lot 1117 above, similarly represented today by only five known examples, only two of which have been on the market in the past thirteen years, the others similarly damaged or in lower grade, egregiously missing in Eldorado. Pedigreed to the JEAS Collection." This rare type accompanied an equally rare Colombia 1885-M 5 pesos|five pesos]] and ten pesos as part of a attempt to recirculate gold in Colombia. Despite the debasement to 16 karat gold, it was a failure. When the next two pesos was struck in the 1970's, it was in copper.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.22 g, 0.666 fine gold, this specimen 3.07 grams.
Catalog reference: Restrepo-327.1; Sed-35; KM-A154a; Fr-105a.
- Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Colombia, San Antonio, TX: 1973.
- 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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