Bust of Carlos IV. A high grade example of a scarce date. There are two die marriages of the 1816-F; this variety, which uses one set of obverse and reverse dies, and the variety depicted in Restrepo and seen in the following lot, which uses an entirely different obverse and reverse. This variety appears to be the one more likely to survive in high grades. Its portrait often appears a little soft, as here, and the die crack at N ET on the reverse progresses a bit before it reaches the advanced state seen here. This example is lustrous and barely worn, though hairlines are seen on both sides. No other problems are noted, and the strike is bold and well centered on a somewhat crudely cut planchet. A thick band of denticles frames both sides, lending great eye appeal. From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
