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Medellin, Colombia (struck in Paris), silver specimen pattern (essai) for gold 5 pesos, 1923, reeded

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Medellin, Colombia (struck in Paris), silver specimen pattern (essai) for gold 5 pesos, 1923, reeded
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Medellin, Colombia (struck in Paris), silver specimen pattern (essai) for gold 5 pesos, 1923, reeded edge, rare, PCGS SP 64, finest and only example in PCGS census. Restrepo-140 (p. 256). A silver pattern for the standard issue in gold (Restrepo-455) but with ESSAI stamped into the obverse below the chin, boldly struck and lightly toned, muted luster, no marks or wear. PCGS #84929504. Pedigreed to the Eldorado collection (Stacks Bowers auction of August 2018, with original lot-tag 42286).