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Volcano Peso
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This is Chile's 1st coin type - the infamous
Volcano type. High grade specimens of 1817 are common & cheap
but I've not been able to buy the other dates in full ms yet.
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Why did Chile initially issue a peso and then regress back to an
8R? One can only speculate until I get some knowledgeable numistmatist to explain why.
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Condor Breaking Chain 8 reales
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This is the 2nd type: the Condor Breaking Chain type.
Finally after much waiting I was also able to get one of these although not in the condition desired.
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Hand on Book 8 Escudos, NGC62
Eliasberg auction, New York, 2005
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This one I bought in New York when I attended the Eliasberg auction in 2005.
The coin originally came from the John Clapp Collection, whom I believe
was a US Ambassador in Latin America in the late 1800's. Of the Hand on Book types offered there, this one was the nicest.
Surprisingly enough, a friend of mine bought one of the other Hand on Books and an acquaintance bought one of the earlier types,
the 1818 Volcano 8 Escudos in semi P/L unc (which I also wanted). |
The 4 escudos of the same type was quite expensive at Eliasberg
Oh, in case anyone's interested
the legend reads "Equality Before the Law"
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Facing Condor
1885/4 Peso, uncirculated
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If you look closely at the Condor's feet you can see remains of the broken chains which it had been biting on in the type of 1838-39.
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Condor type I
1895 Peso, uncirculated
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This is the standard turn of the century type
Actually it's a Condor, not an Eagle.
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Condor type II
1903 Peso, uncirculated
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