Richly toned and beautiful, this piece is deep yellow gold with traces of violet, orange, and navy blue around the peripheries and devices. Highly lustrous and choice, with no significant problems. The right obverse die is bulged, which serves to explain the minor softness at the central reverse. Both the obverse and reverse dies of this piece are different from those seen on the similar-quality Eliasberg coin (MS-61 NGC), which netted $10,925 in 2005. The aesthetic quality of this piece would be very difficult to surpass, particularly on such a scarce date. The lovely Paul Karon specimen sold again in 2014 as part of the Isabel Trastamara sale. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.<p>From Christies Geneva sale of the Kurt Homme Collection, November 25-26, 1981, lot 847.
