Ecuador 1889-So DT decimo
This specimen was lot 34559 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ecuador: Republic Decimo 1889-DT MS65 NGC, Santiago mint. An elusive Santiago-minted issue possessing an advanced eye appeal, with argent fields decorated in a muting, silty patina laden with originality. Tied for the finest certified by NGC and sure to be a popular minor." After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as a failure, Ecuador ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1884, the government tried again, this time with coinage produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced, the sucre, with its division the centavo. This type was struck 1889 at Santiago, Chile, and was also issued from Birmingham and Lima.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000, including 1889/79, a common date.
Specification: 2.50 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 50.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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