Bogota, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1868, encapsulated NGC AU 50 in Winter Park, FL

Bogota, Colombia, five decimos, 1868, encapsulated NGC AU 50, finest known graded by NGC, rare 1st date of issue. Restrepo-293.1; KM-153.1. Lightly toned, with underlying luster, slightly weakly struck in centers as usual (which is why this AU 50 is the finest known), the denomination mislabeled in the slab as 50C (but correctly attributed in the on-line census). The "half dollars" of independent Colombia--a very popular series with collectors--effectively began with this date, for no prior coins of this size were struck after colonial times unless you include the unique and controversial four reales of 1819.Listing originally posted at http