Chile 1979 onza

CNG Lissner sale, lot 1412

This specimen was lot 1412 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $3,630. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. AV Onza. Santiago mint. Dated 1979. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 68. Gem prooflike BU. Only 1,580 pieces minted." This bullion coin was struck in small numbers 1978-83. The SCWC has moved it to Unusual World Coins.

Recorded mintage: 1,580.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold; this specimen is Ø35 mm, 31.13 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: KM X2 (formerly KM 215); Friedberg 65.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

Link to:

• 1976 100 pesos, 3rd anniversary of Pinochet regime
• 1979 peso
• 1979 100 pesos
• 1980 onza
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to Chile