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Medellin, Colombia, 5 pesos, 1885/74, encapsulated NGC XF details, reverse spot removed, very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Dr. Frank Sedwick Collection of Colombian Coins Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,750.00 USD
Medellin, Colombia, 5 pesos, 1885/74, encapsulated NGC XF details, reverse spot removed, very rare.
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Medellin, Colombia, 5 pesos, 1885/74, encapsulated NGC XF details, reverse spot removed, very rare. Sedwick-38. Restrepo-330. KM-163. A rather nicely detailed XF with a deliberate scrape to the right of PESOS (which NGC somewhat harshly referred to as "spot removed"), this is effectively the easiest denomination (RRR in Sedwick) of the extremely rare three-coin set of 1885-6 (the others being the 1885/74 2 pesos [lot 347] and 1886/74 10 pesos [lot 367]), struck in .666-fine gold (the stated fineness on the coin punched over .900). Surely the patient and advanced collector can locate another specimen; the challenge here is in keeping Frank's three-coin set intact! Bowers & Ruddy 2/77 via Lou Collins 5/77. Dr. Frank Sedwick collection of Colombian Republic gold coins