Dominican Republic 1952 1/2 peso
This specimen was lot 32706 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic 1/2 Peso 1952 MS66 PCGS. An indisputably gem and brilliantly white example. Currently one of only two graded MS66 at PCGS, another MS66 specimen brought $1,410 (including buyer's premium) in 2013." The specimen shown was struck for the Dominican Republic towards the end of the regime of Rafael Trujillo, among the more brutal of Latin America's long roll of bloodthirsty dictators. Soon after his assassination in 1961, the capital, which he had renamed Ciudad Trujillo, reverted to its former name, Santo Domingo. The type was struck 1937-61; this date is common up thru Extremely Fine.
Recorded mintage: 140,000.
Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 21.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Remick, Jerome H., and Alcedo Almanzar, The Coinage of the Dominican Republic, San Antonio, TX: no date (c. 1965).
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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