Argentina 1854 centavo

Steve Album sale 39, lot 3778

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 3778 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARGENTINA: Confederation, AE centavo, 1854, a bit glossy with a few hints of red, one-year type, AU." This one year type is seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5 g, copper, 21-22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-23.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• Buenos Aires 1854 2 reales
• La Rioja 1854-B 1/2 real
• 1854 4 centavos
• Buenos Aires 1856 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1854