Bust of Carlos IV. A really nice example of the first 2 Reales from Popayán. Attractive light to medium gray with subtle toning around some design elements. Well struck and bold, showing just some minor hairlines and a tiny rim nick over N of FERDND. The obverse is aligned to the left, producing denticles that are longer on the right than left but denticles of some length are visible around the entire circumference. The reverse lacks denticles from 1:00 to 4:00. The Murias specimen was sharper but appeared lightly polished. It brought $3,450. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
