Chile 1832 1/4 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This very scarce cuartilla from Chile, the only quarter real struck after independence, is from a type struck 1832-34. The plate coin in the SCWC shows a holed specimen. The catalog notes an overdate, 1832/1.

Recorded mintage: 54,000.

Specification: 0.9 g, .901 fine silver, 11 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 89.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1832 peso
• 1828-Coquimbo peso
• 1833 ½ real
• 1834 real
• 1834 2 reales
• 1834 2 escudos
• 1832 8 escudos
• 1833 ¼ real
• Coins and currency dated 1832
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