Entre Rios 1867 1/2 real
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This specimen was lot 7496 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $575. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. Entre Rios. 1/2 Real, 1867. VERY SCARCE. Toned. PCGS MS-61." This coin was issued during a monetary shortage arising from the War of the Triple Alliance fought 1865-70 (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay vs. Paraguay). Entre Rios was a border town far from Buenos Aires and close to the fighting. The central government issued no coinage between 1854 and 1881.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, probably debased.
Catalog reference: KM-1; CJ-2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
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