Paraguay 1939 10 pesos
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This specimen was lot 2015 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $96.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "PARAGUAY, Republic. 1811-pres. Specimen CU-NI 10 Pesos. Buenos Aires mint. Dated 1939. In NGC encapsulation graded SP 65. Gem Proof with a hint of violet iridescent toning. One year only type. Unlisted as a specimen in KM. Purchased from M. Louis Teller 2006." The peso was dropped in favor of the guarani in 1944.
Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter, this specimen Ø28 mm, 8.01 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Cf. KM 19 (for business strike).
- 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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