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[[Image:PAR_1870_1centesimo-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | [[Image:PAR_1870_1centesimo-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | ||
[[Image:PAR_1870_1centesimo-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | [[Image:PAR_1870_1centesimo-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | ||
| − | This copper one centesimo was struck for [[Paraguay]] in 1870. This year was the first of locally minted coinage after the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870), during which cut and countermarked foreign coins were the norm. | + | [[Image:SAlb52-1279.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 51, lot 1279]] |
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| + | The second specimen was lot 1279 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PARAGUAY: Republic, AE centesimo, Heaton, 1870, nearly full mint red, struck at the Heaton Mint, Birmingham, a superb specimen strike! PCGS graded Specimen 65RB, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." This copper one centesimo was struck for [[Paraguay]] in 1870 along with [[Paraguay 1870 2 centesimos|two]] and [[Paraguay 1870 4 centesimos|four centésimos]]. This year was the first of locally minted coinage after the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870), during which cut and countermarked foreign coins were the norm. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper. | + | ''Specification:'' 5 g, copper, 25 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 2. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 2. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* 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. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[Paraguay (1865-70) real KM-B2]] countermark "1" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles | * [[Paraguay (1865-70) real KM-B2]] countermark "1" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles | ||
* [[Paraguay (1865-70) 2 reales]] countermark "Co" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles | * [[Paraguay (1865-70) 2 reales]] countermark "Co" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles | ||
| − | * [[Paraguay 1870 2 centesimos|1870 2 | + | * [[Paraguay 1867 4 pesos KM-Pn19|1867 4 pesos, pattern struck in copper]] |
| − | * [[Paraguay 1870 4 centesimos|1870 4 | + | * [[Paraguay 1868 2 centimos KM-Pn21|1868 2 centimos pattern]] |
| + | * [[Paraguay 1870 2 centesimos|1870 2 centésimos]] | ||
| + | * [[Paraguay 1870 4 centesimos|1870 4 centésimos]] | ||
* [[Paraguay 1889 peso]] | * [[Paraguay 1889 peso]] | ||
* [[Paraguay 1903 10 centavos]] | * [[Paraguay 1903 10 centavos]] | ||
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* return to [[Paraguay]] | * return to [[Paraguay]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]] | + | [[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 51]] |
Latest revision as of 09:32, 26 September 2025
The second specimen was lot 1279 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "PARAGUAY: Republic, AE centesimo, Heaton, 1870, nearly full mint red, struck at the Heaton Mint, Birmingham, a superb specimen strike! PCGS graded Specimen 65RB, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." This copper one centesimo was struck for Paraguay in 1870 along with two and four centésimos. This year was the first of locally minted coinage after the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870), during which cut and countermarked foreign coins were the norm.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5 g, copper, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Link to:
- Paraguay (1865-70) real countermark "S" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles
- Paraguay (1865-70) real KM-B2 countermark "1" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles
- Paraguay (1865-70) 2 reales countermark "Co" on a cut Bolivia 4 soles
- 1867 4 pesos, pattern struck in copper
- 1868 2 centimos pattern
- 1870 2 centésimos
- 1870 4 centésimos
- Paraguay 1889 peso
- Paraguay 1903 10 centavos
- Coins and currency dated 1870
- return to Paraguay