Colombia 1963 5 centavos

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This five centavos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, of a type issued 1942-46 and 1952-66. This type overlaps the earlier copper-nickel liberty head type issued 1918-50. The earlier dates were struck at the Philadelphia mint, the later ones in Bogotá, leading to a flurry of repunched date varieties. The examples shown has multiple repunching of the date with possible number inversion, and also a strong doubling of the obverse die.

Recorded mintage: 15,113,000.

Specification: copper, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 206.

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.

Links to:

• 1946 5 centavos
• 1960 5 centavos
• 1963 20 centavos
• 1964 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1963
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