Argentina 1882 2 centavos

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71327

This specimen was lot 71327 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. 2 Centavos, 1882. Buenos Aires Mint. PCGS EF-45. From a scarce KEY DATE and first year of issue, this moderately circulated 2 Centavos displays deep mahogany brown patina streaked with intermittent brighter shades. Series specialists will have a difficult time locating another, so this opportunity warrants careful consideration." This is a scarce date of a type struck 1882-96.

Recorded mintage: 88,000.

Specification: 9.91 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-33.

Source:

• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• 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.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1574-2015, Buenos Aires, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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