| Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC > Treasure Auction 35 | Auction date: 7 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1185 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CHILE, Copiapó, 1 peso, 1865, NGC AU 58. KM-4. Deeply toned but with bright bulges flanking the shield, die-crack in COPIAPO and faint scratch on date side. This issue from the Blockade of Puerto de Caldera in the war against Spain is typically cataloged (notably by NGC) erroneously as a restrike due to a misreading of Medina's reference work Las Monedas Obsidionales de Chile (1919), in which he mentions "someone" (probably Medina himself) finding the dies for the 50 centavos and making some restrikes, the pesos (which are more common) being original to 1865. Estimate: $400 - $600 |  |
