Argentina 1854 centavo
This specimen was lot 3778 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA: Confederation, AE centavo, 1854, a bit glossy with a few hints of red, one-year type, AU." This one year type is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5 g, copper, 21-22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-23.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- Ferrari, Jorge N., Amonedación de la Rioja, 1838-1860, Vol. II, Buenos Aires, 1964.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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