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This specimen was lot 70385 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $504. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE. 20 Pesos, 1958-So. NGC MS-63. RARE date, from a mintage of only 500 pieces. Good strike with soft satin luster. Brilliant and attractive. Ex: Stack's April 29-30, 1975 #267." This gold twenty pesos piece was minted in Santiago in 1926, 1958-64, 1976-80. | This specimen was lot 70385 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $504. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE. 20 Pesos, 1958-So. NGC MS-63. RARE date, from a mintage of only 500 pieces. Good strike with soft satin luster. Brilliant and attractive. Ex: Stack's April 29-30, 1975 #267." This gold twenty pesos piece was minted in Santiago in 1926, 1958-64, 1976-80. | ||
| − | It was accompanied by similar fifty ([[Chile 1958 50 pesos|KM 169]]) and hundred pesos ([[Chile 1926 100 pesos|KM 170]]) in gold. | + | It was accompanied by similar fifty ([[Chile 1958 50 pesos|KM 169]]) and hundred pesos ([[Chile 1926 100 pesos|KM 170]]) in gold. Like most attempts to circulate gold after World War One, it was a failure. Subsequent issues were sold as bullion pieces. The preceding gold twenty pesos of 1905-17 ([[Chile 1917 20 pesos|KM 158]]) was 11.98 g, 0.917 fine. |
| − | Like most attempts to circulate gold after World War One, it was a failure. Subsequent issues were sold as bullion pieces. The preceding gold twenty pesos of 1905-17 ([[Chile 1917 20 pesos|KM 158]]) was 11.98 g, .917 fine. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' 500. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 500. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 4.07 g, .900 fine, 18.5 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 4.07 g, 0.900 fine, 18.5 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-56; KM 168. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-56; KM 168. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[Chile 1926 20 pesos|1926 20 pesos]] | * [[Chile 1926 20 pesos|1926 20 pesos]] | ||
| + | * [[Chile 1957 peso|1957 peso]] | ||
| + | * [[Chile 1958 10 pesos|1958 10 pesos]] | ||
* [[Chile 1958 50 pesos|1958 50 pesos]] | * [[Chile 1958 50 pesos|1958 50 pesos]] | ||
* [[Chile 1958 100 pesos|1958 100 pesos]] | * [[Chile 1958 100 pesos|1958 100 pesos]] | ||
| + | * [[Chile 1976 20 pesos|1976 gold 20 pesos]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1958]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1958]] | ||
[[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale]] | [[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:39, 11 October 2024
This specimen was lot 70385 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 20 Pesos, 1958-So. NGC MS-63. RARE date, from a mintage of only 500 pieces. Good strike with soft satin luster. Brilliant and attractive. Ex: Stack's April 29-30, 1975 #267." This gold twenty pesos piece was minted in Santiago in 1926, 1958-64, 1976-80. It was accompanied by similar fifty (KM 169) and hundred pesos (KM 170) in gold. Like most attempts to circulate gold after World War One, it was a failure. Subsequent issues were sold as bullion pieces. The preceding gold twenty pesos of 1905-17 (KM 158) was 11.98 g, 0.917 fine.
Recorded mintage: 500.
Specification: 4.07 g, 0.900 fine, 18.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-56; KM 168.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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