Chile 1915 peso

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55029

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 55029 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE. Peso, 1915-So. Santiago Mint. NGC MS-65+." This type, struck 1915 and 1917, is not at all common; still, this example realized nineteen times the catalog value. The previous type of 1910 was 12 g and the succeeding type of 1921-27 was 9 g but only 0.500 fine. Oscar Roty's defiant condor, first used in 1895, appeared on virtually all Chilean silver and copper-nickel coins until 1940.

Recorded mintage: 6,032,000.

Specification: 9 g, 0.720 fine silver, 27.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-152.4.

Source:

• 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1910 peso
• 1914 pattern peso
• 1915 5 centavos
• 1915 10 centavos
• 1916 5 centavos
• 1916 20 centavos
• 1916 20 pesos
• 1917 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1915