Colombia 1853-B 1/2 decimo

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 42616

This specimen was part of lot 42616 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), which sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. Lot of (4) 1/2 Reales, 1/2 Decimo, Decimo & 5 Decimos. ...A diverse quartet of mid-19th century small silver, all graded by PCGS. ...1853 1/2 Decimo, EF-40, Bogota or Papayan, Restrepo-181.1; ...From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian Coins." This type is recorded for 1853-58 from Bogotá only and is supposedly common. It superseded the old ½ real and represents the definite decimalization of the coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.25 g, .900 fine silver, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 114.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1853-P ¼ real
• 1853-B ½ real
• 1853-B décimo
• 1853-B real
• 1853-B 2 reales
• 1853-P 10 pesos
• 1853 16 pesos
• 1854-B ½ décimo
• Coins and currency dated 1853
• return to coins of Colombia