Chile 1875 2 pesos
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This specimen was lot 1403 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $453.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. AV 2 Pesos. Santiago mint. Dated 1875 So. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Very lustrous brilliant uncirculated with bold strike. Purchased from Lou Collins, April 1973." This type was struck 1867, 1873-75 and is more common than the gold peso.
Recorded mintage: 37,000.
Specification: 3.05 g, 0.900 fine gold; this specimen: Ø17 mm, 3.10 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 143; Y 20; Friedberg 47.
- [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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