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[[Image:Chile CNG 1374.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 1374]] | [[Image:Chile CNG 1374.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 1374]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1374 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,299. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. Proof AR 1/2 Decimo. Santiago mint. Dated 1868 So. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 68 Cameo. Super gem proof with just a hint of patina. A small, but highly impressive specimen. The finer of two proofs graded. Ex NASCA (5 December 1979), lot 898; Wayte Raymond Collection." 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 1868 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 specimen was lot 1374 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,299. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. Proof AR 1/2 Decimo. Santiago mint. Dated 1868 So. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 68 Cameo. Super gem proof with just a hint of patina. A small, but highly impressive specimen. The finer of two proofs graded. Ex NASCA (5 December 1979), lot 898; Wayte Raymond Collection." 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 1868 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:'' 181,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 181,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW, this specimen Ø15 mm, 1.30 g, 6h axis. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW, this specimen Ø15 mm, 1.30 g, 6h axis. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.2; Y 14a. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.2; Y 14a. | ||
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| − | * [[Chile 1866 1/2 decimo|1866 ½ | + | * [[Chile 1866 1/2 decimo|1866 ½ décimo]] |
* [[Chile 1868 decimo|1868 décimo]] | * [[Chile 1868 decimo|1868 décimo]] | ||
* [[Chile 1868-So 20 centavos|1868 20 centavos]] | * [[Chile 1868-So 20 centavos|1868 20 centavos]] | ||
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* [[Chile 1868-So peso|1868 peso]] | * [[Chile 1868-So peso|1868 peso]] | ||
* [[Chile 1868 10 pesos|1868 10 pesos]] | * [[Chile 1868 10 pesos|1868 10 pesos]] | ||
| − | * [[Chile 1869 1/2 decimo|1869 ½ | + | * [[Chile 1869 1/2 decimo|1869 ½ décimo]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1868]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1868]] | ||
* return to [[Chile]] | * return to [[Chile]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:52, 21 February 2025
This specimen was lot 1374 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,299. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE, Republic. 1818-present. Proof AR 1/2 Decimo. Santiago mint. Dated 1868 So. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 68 Cameo. Super gem proof with just a hint of patina. A small, but highly impressive specimen. The finer of two proofs graded. Ex NASCA (5 December 1979), lot 898; Wayte Raymond Collection." 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 1868 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: 181,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW, this specimen Ø15 mm, 1.30 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 137.2; Y 14a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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