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m (Text replacement - "* Robinson, Charles, ''The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965,'' San Benito, TX: 1965." to "* Raymond, Wayte, ''The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940,'' New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941. ** Robinson, Charles, ''The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965,'' San Benito, TX: 1965.") |
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''Recorded mintage:'' 1,062,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,062,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.5 g, .835 fine silver, .040 troy oz ASW. The original colonial half real was 1.69 g, .896 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .040 troy oz ASW. The original colonial half real was 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 165. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 165. | ||
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* Raymond, Wayte, ''The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940,'' New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941. | * Raymond, Wayte, ''The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940,'' New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941. | ||
| − | + | * Robinson, Charles, ''The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965,'' San Benito, TX: 1965. | |
* Stickney, Brian, ''A Monetary History of Central America,'' New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017. | * Stickney, Brian, ''A Monetary History of Central America,'' New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017. | ||
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The specimen shown is of a type common in all grades. The type was struck 1894-97, along with a one real (KM 166), two reales (KM 167), four reales (KM 168.1) and peso (KM 210). Guatemala was the last country in Latin America to abandon the real, in 1912, a reflection of the extreme conservatism of the peasant society.
Recorded mintage: 1,062,000.
Specification: 1.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .040 troy oz ASW. The original colonial half real was 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 165.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
- Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
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