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This ''medio dinero,'' or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one ''sol'' coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos. | This ''medio dinero,'' or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one ''sol'' coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos. | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 29 August 2023
This medio dinero, or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one sol coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos.
Recorded mintage: 550,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 206.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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