1892 type 2 Colombian Silver 50 Centavos (Discovery of America)

Obverse
1892 type 2 Colombian Silver 50 Centavos (Discovery of America) (Obverse)

Reverse
1892 type 2 Colombian Silver 50 Centavos (Discovery of America) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Colombia 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  50 Centavos 
Date:  1892 
Purpose:  Circulation 
Subject:  400th anniversary of the discovery of America 
 
Obverse:  Head of Christopher Columbus facing left, date below 
Legend:  REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA 
 
Reverse:  Tip of cap points to left side of A in REPUBLICA 
Legend:  CINCUENTA CENTAVOS G 12.500 LEY 0.835 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 187 

Currency
Unit:  Colombian Peso 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centavos = 1 Peso
 
Mint Marks: 
A, M, (m) – Casa de la Moneda, Medellin, Colombia
B, (B) - Casa de Moneda, Bogota, Colombia
B, (B) - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
(D) - US Mint, Denver, Colorado, United States
H – Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
(Mo) - Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico City, Mexico
NI - Numismatica Italiana, Arezzo, Italy
(P) - US Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
(S) - US Mint, San Francisco, California, United States

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Issue
Year: 
1892 type 2 
Mintage:  4,826,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 187.2 type 2 obverse with tip of cap to right of A 

Specifications
Total Weight:  12.5000g (0.40 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8350 
Silver Content:  10.44g (0.34 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $13.61 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  30.40mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 187.1 (1892) type 1 obverse with tip of cap to the left of A.
  • KM# 187.2 (1892) type 2 obverse with tip of cap to right of A.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1892 type 2 4,826,000 $14.00 $19.00 $32.50 $52 $89 $1750
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