An exceptional example of this elusive issue, far finer than usually encountered and boasting a fine provenance. Fully lustrous medium yellow gold surfaces show unblemished frost and mint bloom, along with highlights of deeper orange and pale green. Soundly struck and well centered, with nearly complete denticles around the circumference of both sides. A curled lintmark is noted in the right reverse field, as struck, and a tiny natural flaw is seen in the middle of the left obverse field. The eye appeal is superb, and this must rank as one of the finest examples known. The Eliasberg example was F-15 (NGC). When cataloged in the Maulme sale, Bill Christensen noted of this coin "listed by Seppa as doubtful, it obviously exists." From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.<p>From Henry Christensens sale of the Maulme Collection, October 1981, lot 118.
