Chile 1864 10 pesos
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This specimen was lot 6325 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$916 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"CHILE, REPUBLIK, 10 Pesos 1864, So, Santiago. Vorzüglich. (republic of Chile, ten pesos of 1864, Santiago mint. Extremely fine.)"
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.
Recorded mintage: 26,000.
Specification: 15.253 g, 0.900 fine gold, .441 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 131, Fr-45.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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