COLOMBIA. Popayán provisional. 1813 1/2 Real. Popayán mint. Restrepo 110.1. Copper. AU-53 (PCGS).Medium brown with attractive surfaces that show light, even granularity. A few specks of verdigris are seen here and there, mostly within the letters of the denomination. As scarce as it is diminutive, the entire population of this issue could fit in one collectors hand. In the 2011 Heritage CICF sale, the Dana Roberts coin was cataloged as one of "probably about five extant," then further noted that Al Almanzar had one a quarter century ago that went to Whittier. He had this one as well.From Almanzars, April 1974.
