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This silver ten centavos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1899-1907.  
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This silver ten centavos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1899-1907. It was the second ten centavos to feature the condor design by French engraver Oscar Roty. The decimo was 2.5 g, 0.900 fine 1851-59 (see [[Chile 1855 decimo|KM 124]]), then 2.3 g, 0.900 fine 1860-80, then 2.5 g, 0.500 fine 1879-94, then 2 g, 0.835 fine in 1895. The decline did not stop with this type; in 1908 it was reduced to 2 g, 0.400 fine, then 1.5 g, .450 fine in 1915 and finally to copper-nickel in 1920. Coins dated 1900 and 1901 are rare; the other dates are common.
It was the second ten centavos to feature the condor design by French engraver Oscar Roty.  
 
The decimo was 2.5 g, .900 fine 1851-59 (see [[Chile 1855 decimo|KM 124]]), then 2.3 g, .900 fine 1860-80, then 2.5 g, .500 fine 1879-94, then 2 g, .835 fine in 1895.  
 
The decline did not stop with this type; in 1908 it was reduced to 2 g, .400 fine, then 1.5 g, .450 fine in 1915 and finally to copper-nickel in 1920.  
 
Coins dated 1900 and 1901 are rare; the other dates are common.
 
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,013,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,013,000.
  
''Specification:'' 2 g, .500 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 2 g, 0.500 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 156.2.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 156.2.

Latest revision as of 14:55, 14 October 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1899 10 centavos rev DSLR.jpg

This silver ten centavos piece was minted in Santiago, Chile, in 1899-1907. It was the second ten centavos to feature the condor design by French engraver Oscar Roty. The decimo was 2.5 g, 0.900 fine 1851-59 (see KM 124), then 2.3 g, 0.900 fine 1860-80, then 2.5 g, 0.500 fine 1879-94, then 2 g, 0.835 fine in 1895. The decline did not stop with this type; in 1908 it was reduced to 2 g, 0.400 fine, then 1.5 g, .450 fine in 1915 and finally to copper-nickel in 1920. Coins dated 1900 and 1901 are rare; the other dates are common.

Recorded mintage: 2,013,000.

Specification: 2 g, 0.500 fine silver, .032 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 156.2.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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