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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 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. Beside the normal date shown here, the catalog lists an overdate, 1874/3. | 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. Beside the normal date shown here, the catalog lists an overdate, 1874/3. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' 588,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 588,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .033 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 137.2. | ||
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| − | * [[Chile 1873 1/2 decimo|1873 ½ | + | * [[Chile 1873 1/2 decimo|1873 ½ décimo]] |
* [[Chile 1874-So 20 centavos|1874 20 centavos]] | * [[Chile 1874-So 20 centavos|1874 20 centavos]] | ||
* [[Chile 1874-So peso|1874 peso]] | * [[Chile 1874-So peso|1874 peso]] | ||
* [[Chile 1874 2 pesos|1874 2 pesos]] | * [[Chile 1874 2 pesos|1874 2 pesos]] | ||
* [[Chile 1876 2 centavos|1876 2 centavos]] | * [[Chile 1876 2 centavos|1876 2 centavos]] | ||
| − | * [[Chile 1877 1/2 decimo|1877 ½ | + | * [[Chile 1877 1/2 decimo|1877 ½ décimo]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1874]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1874]] | ||
* return to [[Chile]] | * return to [[Chile]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 21 February 2025
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. Beside the normal date shown here, the catalog lists an overdate, 1874/3.
Recorded mintage: 588,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.835 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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