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Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820JF.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1750s-1900s Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,250.00 USD
Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820JF.
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Bogota, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820JF. Restrepo-127.34; KM-66.1; Cal-1859. 26.86 grams. XF/AU with weak centers, amber toning in fields with hints of original color and luster around legends, rare type to come from a wreck (also final date of type). With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Recovered from: Sabina, sunk in 1842 off South Africa