Chile 1826-So I escudo
This specimen was lot 1376 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $3,910. The catalog description[1] noted, "1826 I 1 escudo. Santiago mint. MS-64 (NGC). Types as above. Rich greenish gold with traces of attractive coppery toning in the recesses. Highly lustrous, reflective, well struck and well centered. A beautiful near gem. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type was struck 1824-34 and was succeeded by the "hand on book" type (1838) and "standing liberty" type (1839-51). None of the recorded mintages are large.
Recorded mintage: 4,280.
Specification: 3.3 g, 0.875 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW, 19 mm diameter; this specimen: 3.35 grams, 19.30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 85, Fr-36.
- [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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