1897 Cuba Souvenir Peso

bidask

I did not see listed in Krause ( unless I missed something). Is this a coin listed somewhere as to mintage and values? Thanks,

Swampboy

bidask,
Maybe you could query the folks at the Cuban Numismatic Association.
This is a reference to the Souvenir Peso from their site ...... link

The three versions of the 1897 Souvenir Peso and the 1898 Peso displayed the image of Leonor Molina, a young and beautiful fundraiser for the Revolution. After that time, through 1953, only two faces would appear on Cuban coinage. They are the image of Jose Marti, the Liberator of Cuba, who died in action in 1895 during the “Little War”, which preceded the War of Independence, and the face of the non-specific “Lady of Liberty, which is the symbolic bust of the Republic of Cuba. The only other images that would appear on the obverse of Cuban coinage during that period are the Cuban star or flag. In most cases, the reverse of Cuban coinage is common, with minor variations. It bears the Cuban coat of arms, within a wreath of oak on the left and olive on the right, with the ends of the branches meeting over the coat of arms. In general, Cuban coinage from 1898 to 1961 is straight forward, with minimal variations to distract the evaluation of the coin. Only recently has variations, such as low, medium, and high relief, been identified with the 1915 20 centavo, 1915 and 1920 40 centavo, and the 1915 peso. The low and high relief variance can be identified by the trained eye, however the medium relief remains a difficult attribute to identify without a microscope and a gifted eye. Fine (FR) and coarse (CR) reeding variations of the 1915 20 centavo are simple to identify by counting the reeds on the circumference of the coin. The FR will have 150 reeds, while the CR typically has 115 reeds. A trained eye will be able to distinguish these two categories without counting the reeds.

bidask

<< <i>bidask,
Maybe you could query the folks at the Cuban Numismatic Association.
This is a reference to the Souvenir Peso from their site ...... link

The three versions of the 1897 Souvenir Peso and the 1898 Peso displayed the image of Leonor Molina, a young and beautiful fundraiser for the Revolution. After that time, through 1953, only two faces would appear on Cuban coinage. They are the image of Jose Marti, the Liberator of Cuba, who died in action in 1895 during the “Little War”, which preceded the War of Independence, and the face of the non-specific “Lady of Liberty, which is the symbolic bust of the Republic of Cuba. The only other images that would appear on the obverse of Cuban coinage during that period are the Cuban star or flag. In most cases, the reverse of Cuban coinage is common, with minor variations. It bears the Cuban coat of arms, within a wreath of oak on the left and olive on the right, with the ends of the branches meeting over the coat of arms. In general, Cuban coinage from 1898 to 1961 is straight forward, with minimal variations to distract the evaluation of the coin. Only recently has variations, such as low, medium, and high relief, been identified with the 1915 20 centavo, 1915 and 1920 40 centavo, and the 1915 peso. The low and high relief variance can be identified by the trained eye, however the medium relief remains a difficult attribute to identify without a microscope and a gifted eye. Fine (FR) and coarse (CR) reeding variations of the 1915 20 centavo are simple to identify by counting the reeds on the circumference of the coin. The FR will have 150 reeds, while the CR typically has 115 reeds. A trained eye will be able to distinguish these two categories without counting the reeds. >>

Thank you Swampboy.

FilamCoins

I love this one year type!!

1897 Souvenir Peso Type I (date widely spaced) Silver Mintage 828 BU $4,000 (Proof $6,500) - Struck in Philadelphia

Ditto in Bronze BU $5,000

1897 Souvenir Peso Type II (date closely spaced) Silver Mintage 4,286 BU $450 (Proof $850) - Struck in Providence, RI

Ditto in Bronze BU $2,000

1897 Souvenir Peso Type III (date closely spaced, star above 97 baseline) Silver Mintage 4,856 BU $600 (Proof $1,000)

Ditto in Bronze BU $2,000

All souvenir pesos were issued by the "Cuban Revolutionary Party" who were headquartered (exiled) in NYC. The coins were used to raise money to finance revolution back in Cuba. I have no idea if the catalogue prices above reflect current market reality.