Lot 997 COLOMBIA, Cartagena, "imitation cob" ½ real, no date (ca. 1815), rare.
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COLOMBIA, Cartagena, "imitation cob" ½ real, no date (ca. 1815), rare. Restrepo-108.2; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 0.87 gram. Choice example in XF grade with granular surfaces, bold full Philip monogram (struck under Ferdinand VII, of course, but with old design to resemble prior cobs) and very choice full cross-lions-castles, lightly toned, issued sometime after the Spanish retook Cartagena in 1815.
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