Chile 1881-So peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This is a peso minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1881. It is a common date of a common type struck 1868-91 but nice examples are always worth a premium. Overdates abound for this series but the SCWC records none for this date.

Recorded mintage: 1,420,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Eliz-129; KM 142.1.

Source:

• Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1880 peso
• 1880 20 centavos
• 1881 2 centavos
• 1881 décimo
• 1881 20 centavos
• 1882 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1881
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