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Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1773 VJ, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, ex-Ray

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Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1773 VJ, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, ex-Ray
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Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1773 VJ, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, ex-Ray Johnson, ex-Whittier, ex-Ortiz Murias, ex-Ponte. Restrepo-32.3a; Cal-270; KM-45.1. Lovely bold strike with full details and rims, covered in a rich blanket of dark brown toning, likely the all-time finest example of this scarce date and variety (no dot between assayer letters), far superior to Eldorado's F12 (PCGS). Pedigreed to the Gregorio Toulemonde Collection (stated on label) and to the Collections of Ray Johnson, Whittier (Heritage June 2006, lot 16592), Ortiz Murias (Sedwick Auction 11, lot 1027), and Luis Ponte (Heritage auction of April 2014, lot 24507).
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