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[[Image:Chile 1849 8 reales Ponterio 150-9248.jpg|550px|thumb|photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates]] | [[Image:Chile 1849 8 reales Ponterio 150-9248.jpg|550px|thumb|photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates]] | ||
| − | This coin was lot 9248 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $5,060. | + | This coin was lot 9248 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $5,060. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE. 8 Reales, 1849-ML. RARE in this grade. Attractive CHOICE UNCIRCULATED." The type was struck in Santiago, [[Chile]] in 1837-40 ([[Chile 1839-So IJ 8 reales|KM 96.1]]) and 1848-49 (KM 96.2). The attractive condor design, which superseded the famous [[Chile 1817-So FJ peso|volcano peso]], puts this South American crown in high demand. |
| − | The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHILE. 8 Reales, 1849-ML. RARE in this grade. Attractive CHOICE UNCIRCULATED." The type was struck in Santiago, [[Chile]] in 1837-40 ([[Chile 1839-So IJ 8 reales|KM 96.1]]) and 1848-49 (KM 96.2). | ||
| − | The attractive condor design, which superseded the famous [[Chile 1817-So FJ peso|volcano peso]], puts this South American crown in high demand. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' Unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' Unknown. | ||
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* [[Chile 1839-So IJ 8 reales|1839 8 reales]] | * [[Chile 1839-So IJ 8 reales|1839 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Chile 1848-So JM 8 reales|1848 8 reales]] | * [[Chile 1848-So JM 8 reales|1848 8 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Chile 1849-So ML 2 reales|1849 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Chile 1849-So ML 8 escudos|1849 8 escudos]] | * [[Chile 1849-So ML 8 escudos|1849 8 escudos]] | ||
* [[Chile 1850-So LA 2 escudos|1850 2 escudos]] | * [[Chile 1850-So LA 2 escudos|1850 2 escudos]] | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 31 May 2023
This coin was lot 9248 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $5,060. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 8 Reales, 1849-ML. RARE in this grade. Attractive CHOICE UNCIRCULATED." The type was struck in Santiago, Chile in 1837-40 (KM 96.1) and 1848-49 (KM 96.2). The attractive condor design, which superseded the famous volcano peso, puts this South American crown in high demand.
Recorded mintage: Unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, .900 fine silver, .785 troy oz ASW, 38.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-96.2; El-103.
- Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 150: The 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
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