Chile 1872 5 pesos

Eliasberg lot 1425

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen shown was lot 1425 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $184. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1872 5 pesos. AU-58 (NGC). Types as above. Medium gold with warm highlights and semi-reflective fields. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type was struck without change in Santiago, Chile, 1867-73 and succeeded a very similar type (KM 130) that was struck 1854-67. Mintages are generally smaller than those of the larger ten pesos. The succeeding type was considerably smaller.

Recorded mintage: 23,000.

Specification: 7.63 g, 0.900 fine gold, .220 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 7.59 grams, 22.40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 144, Fr-46.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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