Chile 1901 5 centavos
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The first specimen was lot 6640 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 5 Centavos, 1901-So. Santiago Mint. NGC MS-67. This example is the 1901/801 overdate, with ".0.5". A sharply struck Gem with full satiny luster and faint toning." This type was struck 1899, 1901, 1904-07 and many overdates exist. The decline in silver content did not stop with this type; in 1908 it was reduced to 1 g, 0.400 fine and finally to copper-nickel in 1920. All dates are common.
Recorded mintage: 2,109,000.
Specification: 1 g, 0.500 fine silver, 14 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-155.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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