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Latest revision as of 18:55, 30 January 2023

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71284
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This specimen was lot 71284 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $284. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. Copiapo. Peso, 1865. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. A restrike of siege coinage, issued during the Blockade of Puerto de Caldera. A well engraved example of the type with no points of design weakness, and endowed with a grayish brown tone." All or nearly all the known specimens are restrikes along with the Copiapo 50 centavos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22 g, 0.970 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-4.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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