Paraguay 1908 20 centavos
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This specimen was lot 2013 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $108.90. The catalog description[1] noted, "PARAGUAY, Republic. 1811-pres. CU-NI 20 Centavos. Buenos Aires mint. Dated 1908. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem uncirculated with a hint of patina. Highest ever graded." This type is accompanied by a ten and five centavos and no further coins were emitted until 1925. The peso was dropped in favor of the guarani in 1944.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter, this specimen Ø21 mm, 4.08 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 11; Y 11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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