Chile 1876-So peso

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3359

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 3359 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $329. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE. Peso, 1876. NGC MS-64. Finest certified of this date. Toned." This is a common date of a common type, struck 1867-91. Many were counterstamped for use in Guatemala.

Recorded mintage: 1,508,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, edge reeded.

Catalog reference: KM-142.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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• Coins and currency dated 1876
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