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Santa Marta (Royalist), Colombia, 2 reales, fantasy date "184" (ca. 1815), upside-down castles, rare

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Silver Coins - Argentina-Colombia Start Price:1,350.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,250.00 USD
Santa Marta (Royalist), Colombia, 2 reales, fantasy date  184  (ca. 1815), upside-down castles, rare
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Santa Marta (Royalist), Colombia, 2 reales, fantasy date "184" (ca. 1815), upside-down castles, rare. Like R-118.2 but solid silver; KM-unl. 2.6 grams. Choice, bold specimen with full cross and pillars, perfectly round, attractively toned, VF+, with the 4 in the date tilted inward, an unlisted date of a type that Rosenman does not attribute except to say "Montalvo Issue" and Restrepo lumps in with Cartagena.