Argentina 1994 peso
This specimen was lot 23044 in Heritage sale 61343 (Dallas, TX, November 2023), where it sold for $124. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic bi-metallic Pattern Specimen Peso 1994 SP67 PCGS, Krupp-VDM mint." This specimen features the sunface design originally used on the patriot eight reales of 1815-35. This issue should not be confused with the peso of the 1960's. The coinage was reformed in 1970, 1983, 1985 and 1992. Argentina was to suffer from bouts of hyperinflation for the next forty years, impoverishing a once prosperous region. This type is listed for 1994-96 and 2006-10. This specimen may be a pattern as the SCWC says this date should have an "A" mintmark.
Recorded mintage: 75,000,000 for circulation.
Specification: 6.35 g, brass center, copper-nickel outer ring, 23 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: cf. KM 112.1, CJ-118.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1574-2015, Buenos Aires, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 November 12 - 13 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction #61343, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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