Chile 1887 1/2 decimo - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "½ decimo" to "½ décimo"

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Text replacement - "½ decimo" to "½ décimo"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .835 fine" to " 0.835 fine"

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Text replacement - " .835 fine" to " 0.835 fine"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .500 fine" to " 0.500 fine"

2024-02-24T00:01:21Z

Text replacement - " .500 fine" to " 0.500 fine"

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2020-12-10T18:32:19Z

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[[Image:Chile 1887 medio decimo obv 600.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Chile 1887 medio decimo rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1879-94. A previous type using the same design but .835 fine ([[Chile 1874 1/2 decimo|KM 137.2]]) was issued 1867-81. It was the last five centavos to feature the upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1883-So Peso Round Top 3|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1887 this had been reduced to .020 troy oz. The decline did not stop with this type; the coin shrank until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. Most dates are common tho nice specimens do not turn up as often as the low catalog value would lead one to think.

''Recorded mintage:'' 3,081,000.

''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .500 fine silver, .020 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.3.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Chile 1877 1/2 decimo|1877 ½ decimo]]
* [[Chile 1880-So 20 centavos|1880 20 centavos]]
* [[Chile 1887-So peso|1887 peso]]
* [[Chile 1888 1/2 decimo|1888 ½ decimo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1887]]
* return to [[Chile]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Chile 1880-So 20 centavos|1880 20 centavos]]
-* [[Chile 1884 1/2 decimo KM-149|1884 ½ décimo, without fineness]]
+* [[Chile 1884 1/2 decimo KM-137.3|1884 medio décimo, with "0.5" fineness]]
 * [[Chile 1887 2-1/2 centavos|1887 2½ centavos]]
 * [[Chile 1887 decimo|1887 décimo]]

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 * [[Chile 1884 1/2 decimo KM-149|1884 ½ décimo, without fineness]]
 * [[Chile 1887 2-1/2 centavos|1887 2½ centavos]]
 * [[Chile 1887-So peso|1887 peso]]
 * [[Chile 1888 1/2 decimo|1888 ½ decimo]]

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 [[Image:Chile 1887 medio decimo rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1879-94. A previous type using the same design but .835 fine ([[Chile 1874 1/2 decimo|KM 137.2]]) was issued 1867-81. It was the last five centavos to feature the upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1887-So peso|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1887 this had been reduced to .020 troy oz. The decline did not stop with this type; the coin shrank until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. Most dates are common tho nice specimens do not turn up as often as the low catalog value would lead one to think.
+This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1879-94. A previous type using the same design but 0.835 fine ([[Chile 1874 1/2 decimo|KM 137.2]]) was issued 1867-81. It was the last five centavos to feature the upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1887-So peso|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1887 this had been reduced to .020 troy oz. The decline did not stop with this type; the coin shrank until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. Most dates are common tho nice specimens do not turn up as often as the low catalog value would lead one to think.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,081,000.

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 [[Image:Chile 1887 medio decimo rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1879-94. A previous type using the same design but .835 fine ([[Chile 1874 1/2 decimo|KM 137.2]]) was issued 1867-81. It was the last five centavos to feature the upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1887-So pes|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1887 this had been reduced to .020 troy oz. The decline did not stop with this type; the coin shrank until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. Most dates are common tho nice specimens do not turn up as often as the low catalog value would lead one to think.
+This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, [[Chile]], in 1879-94. A previous type using the same design but .835 fine ([[Chile 1874 1/2 decimo|KM 137.2]]) was issued 1867-81. It was the last five centavos to feature the upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1887-So peso|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1887 this had been reduced to .020 troy oz. The decline did not stop with this type; the coin shrank until it was converted to copper-nickel in 1920. Most dates are common tho nice specimens do not turn up as often as the low catalog value would lead one to think.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,081,000.

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 * [[Chile 1887 decimo|1887 décimo]]
 * [[Chile 1887-So peso|1887 peso]]
-* [[Chile 1888 1/2 decimo|1888 ½ decimo]]
+* [[Chile 1888 1/2 decimo|1888 ½ décimo]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1887]]
 * return to [[Chile]]
 [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,081,000.
-''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .500 fine silver, .020 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 1.25 g, 0.500 fine silver, .020 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.3.