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This ''medio dinero,'' or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one ''sol'' coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos. | This ''medio dinero,'' or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one ''sol'' coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' 550,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 550,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 206.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 206.2. | ||
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* [[Peru 1901-JF 1/2 dinero|1901 ½ dinero]] | * [[Peru 1901-JF 1/2 dinero|1901 ½ dinero]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1900]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1900]] | ||
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[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:55, 20 October 2023
This medio dinero, or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1900. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one sol coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1900, a 1900/90, 1900/98, 1900/890, 1900/898, 1900/897 and 1900/89 overdates are recorded in addition to the normal date. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos.
Recorded mintage: 550,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 206.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1899 ½ dinero
- 1900 dinero
- 1900 1/5 sol
- 1900 libra
- 1901 ½ dinero
- Coins and currency dated 1900
- return to coinage of Peru