Difference between revisions of "Ecuador 1943-Mo 5 sucres"
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[[Image:Ecuador 1943 5 sucres obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:Ecuador 1943 5 sucres obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
[[Image:Ecuador 1943 5 sucres rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Ecuador 1943 5 sucres rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Sedwick 39-1992o.jpg|300px|thumb|Sedwick Treasure Auction 39, lot 1992]] | ||
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| − | After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as a failure, [[Ecuador]] ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1884, the government tried again, this time with coinage produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced, the sucre, with its division the centavo. In 1943-44, the Mexico City mint struck this type, the last silver coin struck for circulation in Ecuador, along with a two sucres. | + | After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as a failure, [[Ecuador]] ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1884, the government tried again, this time with coinage produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced, the sucre, with its division the centavo. In 1943-44, the Mexico City mint struck this type, the last silver coin struck for circulation in Ecuador, along with a two sucres. The second specimen was lot 1992 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ECUADOR, struck at the Mexico City Mint, 5 sucres, 1943, NGC MS 65 (Eric P. Newman Collection label), ex-Busto. First year of issue and the scarcer date in this two-year type. Very choice with radiant luster and very sharp design details, touches of speckled golden toning around the rims, nice provenance to the Eric P. Newman Collection. Pedigreed to the Eric P. Newman Collection (stated on label) and the José Busto Collection." |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.720 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 37.8 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 79. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 79. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026. | ||
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* return to [[Ecuador]] | * return to [[Ecuador]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category: Silver pesos of Latin America]] | + | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category: Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 39]] |
Latest revision as of 16:13, 14 May 2026
After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as a failure, Ecuador ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1884, the government tried again, this time with coinage produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced, the sucre, with its division the centavo. In 1943-44, the Mexico City mint struck this type, the last silver coin struck for circulation in Ecuador, along with a two sucres. The second specimen was lot 1992 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ECUADOR, struck at the Mexico City Mint, 5 sucres, 1943, NGC MS 65 (Eric P. Newman Collection label), ex-Busto. First year of issue and the scarcer date in this two-year type. Very choice with radiant luster and very sharp design details, touches of speckled golden toning around the rims, nice provenance to the Eric P. Newman Collection. Pedigreed to the Eric P. Newman Collection (stated on label) and the José Busto Collection."
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 37.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 79.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
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