Chile 1908-So 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver twenty centavos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1907-13 and 1919-20. This twenty centavos was first introduced in 1896 and was gradually debased until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. It is common tho varieties abound, including a 1908/908 overdate.

Recorded mintage: 5,869,000.

Specification: 3.00 g, 0.400 fine silver, 0.038 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 151.3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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