View source for Chile 1962 1/2 centesimo

[[Image:SB824-45607o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45607]]
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[[Image:Chile 1962 medio centesimo obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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The first specimen was lot 45607 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $105. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Chile|CHILE]]. 1/2 Centavo, 1962-So. Santiago Mint. NGC MS-63. Seemingly a Proof striking with bold reflective surfaces." The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Santiago in 1962-63. In 1960, the peso was dropped in favor of the escudo, with 1 escudo = 1000 pesos. This coin replaced the aluminum five pesos (KM 180) of 1956. The escudo itself was abandoned in 1975 for a return to the peso, with one new peso = 100 escudos.

''Recorded mintage:'' 3,750,000 plus proofs. 

''Specification:'' 2 g, aluminum, 25 mm diameter, plain edge. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-192. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Chile 1962 centesimo|1962 centésimo]]
* [[Chile 1962 100 pesos|1962 100 pesos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1962]]

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