A Total eBay Buyer's Guide to Colombia Coins
Be it for yourself or as a gift to use as currency or to collect for its beauty, nostalgia, or collector's value, coins from the Republic of Colombia have much more to offer than the mere values on their faces. Success buying Colombia coins on eBay requires a basic understanding of what differentiates them from one another and how to evaluate the selections you find.
What types of Colombia coins are available?Colombia coins are classified by a number of different characteristics including what they're made of, what year they were pressed, whether they were circulated or uncirculated, and their currency and value. More on the varieties available within each of these criteria are as follows:
- Composition - Including aluminum, copper, zinc, stainless steel, zinc, bronze, brass, nickel, gold, silver, and combinations of metals, including one metal plated in another.
- Year - You can find Colombia coins on eBay pressed as far back as 1510 and as recently as this year.
- Currency and value - Colombia coins can be found in pesos and reals and in all face values, such as the Republica de Colombia 200 pesos coin and Republica de Colombia 50 pesos coin.
Once you know the types of Colombia coins you're looking for, you need to know how to evaluate the various versions of those coins available for sale. Colombia coins can or may not be graded by a professional third-party grading organization. Some of the common gradings you may see include: Good (G-4), Very Good (VG-8), Fine (F-12), Very Fine (VF-30), Extremely Fine (XF-40 or EF-40), About Uncirculated (AU-50), and Mint State (MS-60 to MS-70). In addition, Colombia coins may be certified by a coin certification organization, including International Coin Grading (ICG), Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), American Numismatic Association Certification Service (ANACS), Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC), and NGC.
What particularly notable Colombia coins are available?Some particularly notable Colombia coins to look out for in your eBay search include:
- 1892 silver 50 centavos Colombia coin
- 1924 gold 5 pesos Colombia coin
- 1811 8 Escudos Shipwreck coin
- 1846 8 Reales Bogota coin
- 1741 Admiral Vernon Cartagena and Sr Chaloner Ogle Medal coin
- 1968 Gold 100 pesos Eucharistic coin
- 1820 Royalist Siege Santa Marta coin
In addition to evaluating them based on qualities of their composition, currency, production, and condition, you may also enjoy buying old Colombian coins for their aesthetic appeal. On Colombian coins, images abound. The art appearing on reasonably priced Columbia coins ranges widely and includes historical figures and depictions of historical events as well as local flora and fauna, including the spectacled bear, scarlet macaw, glass frog, and loggerhead sea turtle.