Chile 1851 10 pesos

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Goldberg sale 75, lot 2889
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This specimen was lot 2889 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Chile. 10 Pesos, 1851. Standing Liberty. First year of type. About Very Fine." This specimen was one of a series struck 1851-53 in Santiago, Chile. Two later types exist (KM 131 and KM 145), with slightly different designs for the arms and the standing Liberty.

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Specification: 15.253 g, 0.900 fine gold, .441 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-45; KM 123.

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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