Chile 1833 1/4 real

from the San Dimas Collection

This very scarce cuartilla from Chile, the only quarter real struck after independence, is from a type struck 1832-34. The plate coin in the SCWC shows a holed specimen.

Recorded mintage: 82,000.

Specification: 0.9 g, 0.901 fine silver, 11 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 89.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1832 ¼ real
• 1833 ½ real
• Valparaiso (1833) 4 reales c/m on an Argentina 4 reales
• 1833 peso
• 1833 escudo
• 1833 2 escudos
• 1833 4 escudos
• 1833 8 escudos
• 1834 ¼ real
• Coins and currency dated 1833
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