Uruguay 1877-A 50 centesimos

Sedwick sale 11, lot 1371

The specimen shown was lot 1371 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $224.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Uruguay (struck in Paris, France), 50 centesimos, 1877-A, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Lustrous and bold, with strong stress lines in fields, fully Mint State in our opinion, lightly toned." This type was struck 1877 and 1893-94. The 1893 issue was struck at Santiago, Chile. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the nineteenth century and many issues are rare; this one is somewhat scarce. The 1917 commemorative is the last full size fifty centesimos.

Recorded mintage: 400,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .361 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-16.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.

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