Colombia 1919 10 pesos

Eliasberg lot 1654

This specimen was lot 1654 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $299. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1919 10 pesos. MS-63 (NGC). Head to right, legends and date around/type as above. Lustrous medium gold. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type, struck 1919 and 1924, is common enough that most survivors are sold as bullion coins.

Recorded mintage: 101,000.

Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .471 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 15.90 grams, 25.90 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 202, Fr-112.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• 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.

Link to:

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• 1916 peso p/m
• 1919 2½ pesos
• 1919 2 centavos
• 1919(m) 50 centavos
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• 1919-A 5 pesos
• 1919-B 5 pesos
• 1920 10 centavos
• 1920-B 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1919
• other specimens in The Eliasberg Collection
• return to coins of Colombia