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| − | This specimen was one of a series struck 1853-62 in Santiago, [[Chile]]. | + | This specimen was one of a series struck 1853-62 in Santiago, [[Chile]]. It is the first peso struck in Chile to the metric standard. The silver minors, such as the [[Chile 1855 decimo|decimo]], featured a different condor with outstretched wings. This type is much scarcer than the mintage would indicate and usually sells for a premium over the catalog value. |
| − | It is the first peso struck in Chile to the metric standard. | + | Nice, original specimens are very rare. In compensation, the succeeding type with the upright condor ([[Chile 1871-So peso|KM 142.1]]), struck 1867-91, is very common. |
| − | The silver minors, such as the [[Chile 1855 decimo|decimo]], featured a different condor with outstretched wings. | ||
| − | This type is much scarcer than the mintage would indicate and usually sells for a premium over the catalog value. | ||
| − | Nice, original specimens are very rare. | ||
| − | In compensation, the succeeding type with the upright condor ([[Chile 1871-So peso|KM 142.1]]), struck 1867-91, is very common. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' 683,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 683,000. | ||
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* [[Chile 1855 decimo|1855 decimo]] | * [[Chile 1855 decimo|1855 decimo]] | ||
* [[Chile 1855-So 20 centavos|1855 20 centavos]] | * [[Chile 1855-So 20 centavos|1855 20 centavos]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Chile]] | * return to coins of [[Chile]] | ||
[[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 23 July 2022
This specimen was one of a series struck 1853-62 in Santiago, Chile. It is the first peso struck in Chile to the metric standard. The silver minors, such as the decimo, featured a different condor with outstretched wings. This type is much scarcer than the mintage would indicate and usually sells for a premium over the catalog value. Nice, original specimens are very rare. In compensation, the succeeding type with the upright condor (KM 142.1), struck 1867-91, is very common.
Recorded mintage: 683,000.
Specification: 25 g, .900 fine silver, edge reeded.
Catalog reference: KM-129.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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