Chile 1864-So 20 centavos
This specimen was lot 21068 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 20 Centavos, 1864-So. Santiago Mint. NGC MS-64. RARELY if ever encountered so enchanting and wonderous, this delightful near-Gem glistens with resounding luster and a sharp strike, along with surfaces that are fairly argent throughout. Ex: Tarapaca Collection of Chilean Coins. Ex: Whittier Collection." This twenty centavo piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1863-67. A slightly heavier coin (KM 125, 5 g) was issued 1852-59 with the soaring condor design. Later, more common twenty centavos (KM 138, minted 1867-94) used the perched condor design also seen on the one peso. This condor also appeared on half decimos and decimos and fifty centavos coins of the 1860's. The high relief led to weak strikes on the condor's body and the relief was lowered in 1867.
Recorded mintage: 226,000.
Specification: 4.6 g, 0.900 fine silver, .133 troy oz ASW, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-135.
- 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 January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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