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This specimen was one of a series struck 1853-62 in Santiago, [[Chile]].  
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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.  
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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-So 20 centavos|1855 20 centavos]]
 
* [[Chile 1855-So 20 centavos|1855 20 centavos]]
* [[Chile 1858-So peso|1858 peso]]
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* [[Chile 1856-So peso|1856 peso]]
* [[Chile 1862-So peso|1862 peso]]
 
* [[Chile 1871-So peso|1871 peso]]
 
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]]
 
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[[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

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1855 peso rev DSLR.jpg

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.

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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