Uruguay 1877-A 10 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1877 and 1893 as part of a brief experiment with silver coinage. The 1877 issue was struck at Paris; the 1893 issue was struck at Santiago, Chile. A rare variety exists with the anchor privy mark pointing right instead of left. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the nineteenth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. Ten centésimos struck in the twentieth century were base metal.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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