Chile 1905-So 50 centavos

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3726

This specimen was lot 3726 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $309.40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE: Republic, AR 50 centavos, 1905-So, lustrous, lightly toned, NGC graded MS63." This type was struck 1902-05. It was accompanied by a silver five centavos (KM 155.2), ten centavos (KM 156.2) and a peso (KM 152.2). This specimen realized six times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 1,075,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.700 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-160.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1903 50 centavos
• 1904 2½ centavos
• 1905 peso
• 1907 40 centavos
• 1942 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1905