Latin American Beauties
Colombia, Santa Marta 1820 1/4 Real
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
COLOMBIA - COLONIAL |
| Item Description: |
Copper 1/4R 1820 SANTA MARTA KM B4 |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS AU 55 Brown |
| Owner: |
Scott A |
Owner Comments:
COLOMBIA. Santa Marta. 1/4 Real, 1820. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. One-year type.
KM-B4 (previously KM4); Restrepo-type 104#1. Siege coinage. Double struck. First strike about 50% off the planchet with the subsequent second strike over the whole of the planchet and obscuring the first strike. Attractive patina and excellent copper quality.
Restrepo 104-1; Calico 1668; KM B4
PCGS 5/55, 1/58, 1/63
NGC 6/55, 1/58, 2/62, 2/63, 1/64
Santa Marta is a city on the shore of the Caribbean Sea, founded in 1525. It is the oldest city in Colombia. Santa Marta was one of several areas in Colombia that remained under Spanish rule longer. Besieged by Republican forces, Royalists made a necessity coinage that reflects certain design elements of Spanish Imperial issues.