^Lot 781 Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1812 J.F, recut 2, error mintma

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1812 J.F, recut 2, error mintmark MR, rare, NGC VF 35, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-106.6 (var); KM-69.1; Cal-449. Bold legends and rims with typically weak centers, good toning over enough luster to qualify for a much higher grade in our opinion (maybe even AU 50), second only to the PCGS AU details (cleaned) example in Eldorado (the only straight-grade example at PCGS being VG8), rare date with M instead of N in the mintmark. NGC #3711591-009. Pedigreed to the Cayon auction of December 2001 (lot 1510) and to the Sedwick Auction 20 (lot 1168).