Colombia 1919 centavo

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45677

This specimen was lot 45677 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Centavo, 1919. Bogota Mint. NGC MS-65." This two centavos was struck for Colombia in Philadelphia, of a type issued 1918-21, 1933-41, 1946-48. The earlier dates were struck at the Philadelphia mint, the later ones in Bogotá, leading to a flurry of repunched date varieties.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-275.

Source:

• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Colombia, San Antonio, TX: 1973.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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