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| − | This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1867-81. A later type using the same design but .500 fine ([[Chile 1887 1/2 decimo|KM 137.3]]) was issued 1879-94. It featured the same upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1871-So peso|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1874 this had been reduced to .033 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 1867-81. A later type using the same design but 0.500 fine ([[Chile 1887 1/2 decimo|KM 137.3]]) was issued 1879-94. It featured the same upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and [[Chile 1871-So peso|peso]]. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1874 this had been reduced to .033 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:'' 293,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 293,000. | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 23 February 2024
This silver half decimo piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1867-81. A later type using the same design but 0.500 fine (KM 137.3) was issued 1879-94. It featured the same upright condor design also used on the decimo, twenty centavos and fifty centavos and peso. The half decimo contained .036 troy oz of silver in 1851-59; by 1874 this had been reduced to .033 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: 293,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, .835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 137.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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