Chile 1834-So IJ escudo

Goldberg sale 75, lot 2886

This specimen was lot 2886 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $529. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Chile. Escudo, 1834-I. Sun, mountains and volcanos. Reverse: Crossed flags. About Very Fine." 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: 10,614 (highest mintage date).

Specification: 3.3 g, 0.875 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-36; KM 85.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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