Colombia 10 and 20 Centavos 1897

Nice coin, Jon. Miss Liberty (Libertad) is on the front and the coat of arms of Colombia (with a condor) is on the back. These coins are made of 66.6 percent pure silver. They contain:

10 (DIEZ) CENTAVOS: 0.054 troy ounces silver
20 (VEINTE) CENTAVOS: 0.107 troy ounces silver

These coins can never be worth less than their silver content, so even a totally smashed coin (scratched, stained, cleaned, mutilated) is worth its weight in silver. But, collectors pay premiums for nice looking specimens:

10 CENTAVOS
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $4
well preserved: $7
fully uncirculated: $12

20 CENTAVOS
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $12
fully uncirculated: $22

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Coin: 18989, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201502, Last review: 201502
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1897, filter: 1897 to 1897
Image: colombia_10_centavos_1897.jpg
Tags: escutcheon colombian libertatis hat shiled liberta female colours woman libera crests colombia centavo bannered helmets eagles crest eaglets insignia women ladies chevrons headband colors fez colo fem libertas hooded flags diez ladys arm falcon libertad bonnet centaos shields egals banner blanket females liberte coats womens helmet banners lady columbia colommbia centanos 10th hood bride colombo headdress chevron coat womans liberdad condor logo flag libertao hawk arms coloumbia liberty helmit creast centavos sheild caps liberate cap femal feminine liber crested 20th eagel helmeted eagle libertate egal shield princess escucheon shild