A superlative example of this very rare date, finer than the Eliasberg coin and the finest certified by PCGS. Pleasantly toned all over, with deep yellow gold surfaces enlivened by splashes of coppery color in the upper left portion of the obverse. A hairline planchet crack extends from the rim through LA on the obverse, stopping at Bolívars hairline. On the reverse, it splits QU of QUITO on its way to the fasces near the base of the arms. A microscopic lamination is seen left of Q at the base of the reverse. Interestingly, the Eliasberg coin also showed a planchet crack. That piece, graded EF-45 (NGC), sold for $32,200 in 2005. Well struck and very attractive, this piece shows extraordinarily choice preservation and should exceed that today. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.<p>From Glendinings sale of February 1977.
