El Salvador 1892-CAM 10 pesos

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40086

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 40086 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $5,462. The catalog description^[2] noted, "EL SALVADOR. 10 Pesos, 1892-CAM. PCGS AU-58. Low Mintage One Year Type RARE. One year type." This type and its sisters, the 2½, five and twenty pesos, were struck in 1892 only and probably meant to be only patterns. All are rare.

Recorded mintage: 321.

Specification: 16.12 g, .900 fine gold, .466 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-118.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
• + Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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