Copiapo (1859) peso

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 21069

This specimen was lot 21069 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE. Copiapo. Peso, ND (1859). PCGS AU-58. Variety with inverted shield and Arabic '1'. Mostly free from the typical planchet flaws that can plague the series, this undated and fairly spartan emergency issue displays hardly any evidence of handling and sports a very attractive tone. Struck during an attempted coup by Pedro León Gallo."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22 g, .970 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KMX-2.2.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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