Argentina 1882 5 pesos

Sincona sale 80, lot 2015

This specimen was lot 2015 in Sincona sale 80 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARGENTINA | Republik | misc, 5 Pesos (1 Argentino) 1882. About extremely fine." This is an example of a type struck 1881-96 from a design by Oudiné, most likely at the Paris mint. Its face value was five pesos and its weight exactly equal to 25 French francs in gold. This coin was formerly scarce until a hoard of several thousand was sold by Stack's in the mid 1990's.

Recorded mintage: 252,000.

Specification: 8.06 g, 0.900 fine gold, .233 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 31. Fr-14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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