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Popayan, Colombia, gold 1 escudo, 1828RU/FM, PCGS MS61, finest and only example in PCGS census, ex-E

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Popayan, Colombia, gold 1 escudo, 1828RU/FM, PCGS MS61, finest and only example in PCGS census, ex-E
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Popayan, Colombia, gold 1 escudo, 1828RU/FM, PCGS MS61, finest and only example in PCGS census, ex-Eldorado. Sed-3; Restrepo-162.13; KM-unl (81.2 for type). Patchy deep-purple toning, slightly uneven strike, minimal wear and subdued luster. Sedwick and Restrepo both list the over-assayer as RU/FM but label says just RU/M, no other examples listed at PCGS or NGC in any case. PCGS #84978804. Pedigreed to the Esmeralda Collection (stated on special label) and to the Eldorado Collection (Stack's Bowers auction of August 2018, lot 40333).