Chile 1885 2 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45597

This specimen was lot 45597 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE. 2 Centavos, 1885-So. Santiago Mint. NGC MS-63 Brown." This type was struck 1878-94. It is rather scarce in nice condition. It superseded a copper-nickel type (KM 147) that was probably too costly to produce.

Recorded mintage: 146,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-147a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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