Chile 1863 10 pesos

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23419

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23419 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $759.05. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 10 Pesos 1863/2, XF Details NGC harshly cleaned, nicely detailed, not unattractive." This specimen was one of a series struck 1854-67 in Santiago, Chile. An earlier and a later type exist (KM 123 and KM 145), with slightly different designs for the arms and the standing Liberty. The SCWC does not give this overdate a premium.

Recorded mintage: 25,000.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-45, KM 131.

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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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