Chile 1839-So IJ 2 escudos

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 1354

This specimen was lot 1354 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $605. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. AV 2 Escudos. Santiago mint. Dagted 1839 So IJ. In NGC encapsulation graded AU DETAILS/Rim Filing. A nice very high graded 2 reales of the Standing Liberty type. Very lustrous with good strike. We can’t see the rim filing even though most of the edge is exposed. No other coin of this date has been graded. Ex Spink 10 (25 September 1980), lot 455." This type was struck 1839-45 in small numbers and was succeeded by a refined standing liberty design (KM 102.2) 1846-51.

Recorded mintage: 3,064.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, .189 troy oz AGW, this specimen Ø23 mm, 6.41 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: Friedberg 43; KM 102.1.

Sources:

  • 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.


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