Chile 1838-So IJ real
This specimen was lot 1341 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,178. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. AR Real. Santiago mint. Dated 1838 So IJ. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Fully lustrous with moderate multicolored iridescence. Superb choice uncirculated. Purchased from Freeman Craig, May 1979." The specimen shown is one of a type minted in Santiago, Chile, 1838 and 1840. The design, with a condor tearing the chains of slavery, is also found on half, two and eight reales coins of the period. This design is very popular with collectors and brings quite a bit more than the rather low catalog values. Chile converted to decimal coinage in the 1850's.
Recorded mintage: 12,000.
Specification: 3.35 g, 0.902 fine, this specimen Ø22 mm, 3.42 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 94.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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