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Re: A small collection of Chilean Volcano Pesos
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Re: A small collection of Chilean Volcano Pesos
@coinkat , thank you very much for your comment, and that you find this thread interesting. The coin series "Chile Independiente" - the first coins of the independent Republic of Chile also include, besides the peso, 2 real, 1 real and 1/2 reales, a series of 1/4 real coins minted in 1832, 1833, and 1834. The 1/4 real are… -
Re: A small collection of Chilean Volcano Pesos
The "Chile Independiente" series was struck in 1 peso, 2 real, 1 real and 1/2 real denominations. Unlike the peso which was struck from 1817 until 1834, the 1 and 2 real coins were struck only in the year1834, and the 1/2 real only in 1833 and 1834. The 1/2 real "Baby Volcanoes" are also very pretty! -
Re: A small collection of Chilean Volcano Pesos
The following are the dates and major varieties which are recorded for the Santiago mint Volcano Peso: 1817: 3 varieties - 1817 assayers FJ, 1817 w/o assayer, 1817 assayers FD (chronological order). 1818: 2 varieties - 1818/7 assayer FD and 1818 assayer FD. 1819: 3 varieties - 1819/8 FD, 1819 FD (large smoke stack), 1819… -
Re: A small collection of Chilean Volcano Pesos
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