Chile 1862-So 50 centavos KM-128
This specimen was lot 71436 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $750. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 50 Centavos, 1862/52-So. Santiago Mint. PCGS AU-53. An elegant and well-preserved overdate example. The coin exhibits flashy luster and deep steel blue toning. The details display with a satisfying sharpness. Only a die crack on the reverse around 11 o'clock detracts from an otherwise perfect strike. Minor contact marks in the fields are consistent for the grade. An altogether highly appealing coin. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This fifty centavo piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1853-62. An upright condor was adopted for 1862-67 (KM 134) with a lower relief used for 1867-72 (KM 139). This condor with outspread wings also appeared on half decimos and decimos and twenty centavos coins of the 1850's. The low relief contributed to a rather drab design which wore down rapidly in circulation. Overdates (1862/52) are reported.
Recorded mintage: 123,000 including KM 134.
Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-128.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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