Chile 1896 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver ten centavos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1896 only. It was the first ten centavos to feature the condor design by French engraver Oscar Roty. The decimo was 2.5 g, 0.900 fine 1851-59 (see KM 124), then 2.3 g, 0.900 fine 1860-80, then 2.5 g, 0.500 fine 1879-94, then 2 g, 0.835 fine in 1895. The decline did not stop with this type; in 1908 it was reduced to 2 g, 0.400 fine, then 1.5 g, .450 fine in 1915 and finally to copper-nickel in 1920.

Recorded mintage: 2,561,000.

Specification: 2 g, 0.835 fine silver, .053 troy oz ASW, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 156.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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