Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #19

Bogota, Colombia, 1 real, 1821JF, mintmark BA with • below A. 2.35 grams. Attractively toned and well-detailed VF+ with small void in edge (as made),

Bogota, Colombia, 1 decimo, 1854. 2.55 grams. Bold XF+ with very light toning, rare quality for this date.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/2 decimo, 1857, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Full deep strike and attractive toning, surely among the finest known. Acquired from Alva

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1863, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Lustrous and only lightly bagmarked, with incipient rosy toning,

Bogota, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1870, encapsulated NGC MS 61, second finest known in NGC census. Attractively toned with underlying luster and faint sur

Popayan, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1873, fineness 0.835/900, very rare, encapsulated NGC XF 40, finest known in NGC census, ex-Whittier. Popayan issues of

Bogota, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1873. 12.25 grams. Boldly detailed XF with light toning that picks up colors at the right angles, minor marks, two-year

Popayan, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1880, very rare, encapsulated NGC MS 63, with WINGS gold sticker (no data in NGC census but certainly finest known), e

Bogota, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1880. 11.91 grams. Lustrous AU with uneven but colorful toning, an ideal comparison for the special Popayan version in

Bogota, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1885, fineness 0.500. 12.64 grams. XF with muted luster, toning at rims, very slight surface graininess (as made).