Chile 1788-So DA 1/2 real

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Aureo sale 232, lot 2298

The specimen shown was lot 2298 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 90 euros (about US$149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1788. Santiago. DA. 1/2 real. Escasa. BC (half real of 1788, Santiago mint; scarce, Fine.)

This type was issued from Santiago 1773-89 and is a very tough type.

Recorded mintage: 112,000.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11229, KM 29, Cal. 1847.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.

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