Chile 1870 5 pesos
This specimen was lot 1404 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,452. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. AV 5 Pesos. Santiago mint. Dated 1870 So. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Choice brilliant uncirculated. Very choice for type and very rare in this grade with only one in MS 64 being higher for the type. Purchased from Lou Collins, July 1979." This type was struck without change in Santiago, Chile, 1867-73 and succeeded a very similar type (KM 130) that was struck 1854-67. Mintages are generally smaller than those of the larger ten pesos. The succeeding type was considerably smaller.
Recorded mintage: 13,000.
Specification: 7.63 g, 0.900 fine gold, .220 troy oz AGW; this specimen: Ø22 mm, 7.64 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 144; Y 21; Friedberg 46.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
- 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.
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