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COLOMBIA, Popayán, gold 16 pesos, 1841/0 RU/B, very rare, ex-JEAS, ex-Eldorado, ex-Sotheby's.

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COLOMBIA, Popayán, gold 16 pesos, 1841/0 RU/B, very rare, ex-JEAS, ex-Eldorado, ex-Sotheby's.
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COLOMBIA, Popayán, gold 16 pesos, 1841/0 RU/B, very rare, ex-JEAS, ex-Eldorado, ex-Sotheby's. Restrepo-212.9; Sed-19; KM-94.2; Fr-75. 26.81 grams. The 1841/0 Popayán 16 pesos is a known rarity that has eluded great collectors of the series, many of whom did not see one closely enough to realize the second assayer U is punched over a B, let alone the existence of a non-overdate version with RB assayer (of which only two are known, according to Restrepo). The present example shows both overdate and over-assayer rather clearly despite its somewhat worn condition (VF), with tiny rim-nick below date, traces of luster, toned around details. Pedigreed to the JEAS Collection and to the Eldorado Collection (Stack's Bowers auction of January 2018, lot 12153), also from Sotheby's (Geneva) Gold Coins of the Hispanic World auction of May 1990 (lot 168).