Chile 1794-So DA 2 reales
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This specimen was lot 74091 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 2 Reales, 1794-So DA. Santiago Mint. Charles IV. PCGS FINE-15. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck at Santiago 1792-1808 in limited numbers and, tho not common, is much less rare than preceding types.
Recorded mintage: 58,000.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13567, KM-59; Cal-691.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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