Cuba 1916 peso

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40485

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40485 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $3,819. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. Peso, 1916. Mintage of only 50 pieces. NGC PROOF-62. From the EMO Collection." This date is not rare in circulated condition but is quite expensive in uncirculated. The type was also struck 1932-34.

Recorded mintage: 843,000 plus 500 proofs.

Specification: 26.73 g, 0.900 fine silver, .773 troy oz AGW, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-15.2.

Source:

• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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